Large South East Asian Brahmin Statue 10th-13th century AD A polished limestone figure of a Brahmin, finely carved hair tied in top knot, four-petalled flower decorating the ushnisha, moustache indicated by two shallow lines between nose and top lip and between bottom lip and chin, long earlobes, detailing on cloth around waist continues around the body and includes a decorative knot at the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 52.8 kg total, 1.29m including stand (50 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990; formerly in a South East London collection formed in the 1970s; accompanied by a scholarly note TL 5277 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. Literature Cf. Jessup, H.I. and Zéphir, T., Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory, Washington, 1997, p.305. Footnotes The hair is piled and secured with a rudraksha necklace and strand of pearls, identifying the figure as a Brahmin ascetic.
Large South East Asian Brahmin Statue 10th-13th century AD A polished limestone figure of a Brahmin, finely carved hair tied in top knot, four-petalled flower decorating the ushnisha, moustache indicated by two shallow lines between nose and top lip and between bottom lip and chin, long earlobes, detailing on cloth around waist continues around the body and includes a decorative knot at the rear; mounted on a custom-made stand. 52.8 kg total, 1.29m including stand (50 3/4"). Fine condition. Provenance Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990; formerly in a South East London collection formed in the 1970s; accompanied by a scholarly note TL 5277 by Dr Ronald Bonewitz. Literature Cf. Jessup, H.I. and Zéphir, T., Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia: Millennium of Glory, Washington, 1997, p.305. Footnotes The hair is piled and secured with a rudraksha necklace and strand of pearls, identifying the figure as a Brahmin ascetic.
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