Large South East Asian Lakshmi Statue 10th-13th century AD A carved sandstone statue of the goddess Lakshmi, standing wearing a belted sampot, arms raised and divided, on rectangular stand with stud to the underside. 43.6 kg total, 88cm including stand (34 1/2"). Fine condition, head detachable. 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. Literature See Baptiste, P. and Zéphir, T., L’Art Khmer dans les Collections du Musée Guimet, Paris, 2008, plate 68. Footnotes Lakshmi is the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu and appears first in the Rig Veda. She is also worshipped in Buddhist tradition, where she is associated with abundance and with good fortune. The Hindu festival of Diwali is celebrated in her honour.
Large South East Asian Lakshmi Statue 10th-13th century AD A carved sandstone statue of the goddess Lakshmi, standing wearing a belted sampot, arms raised and divided, on rectangular stand with stud to the underside. 43.6 kg total, 88cm including stand (34 1/2"). Fine condition, head detachable. 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. Literature See Baptiste, P. and Zéphir, T., L’Art Khmer dans les Collections du Musée Guimet, Paris, 2008, plate 68. Footnotes Lakshmi is the wife of the Hindu god Vishnu and appears first in the Rig Veda. She is also worshipped in Buddhist tradition, where she is associated with abundance and with good fortune. The Hindu festival of Diwali is celebrated in her honour.
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