A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY

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A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA, BAYON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD, 13TH CENTURY This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve The Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger, entry from 2005: “No. 186, LA 1967, A. Maynard, Khmer Bayon Uma 13th c.” Gallery price: EUR 38,000 or approx. EUR 63,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing. The ledger establishes that this object was located in Europe before the UNESCO 1970 Convention entered into force. Khmer Empire. Boldly carved with prominent breasts and rounded belly, wearing a tightly fitted sampot resting low on the hips, incised with individual flower heads and held up with a floral-banded sash secured with a fishtail knot. The face with a serene expression, heavy-lidded eyes, and wide smiling lips, flanked by elongated earlobes, and the hair piled up into a conical chignon. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 80 cm (excl. stand), 88 cm (incl. stand) With an associated modern stand. (2) The figure’s garment consists of a skirt, with a large triangular fold in front, decorated with floral ornaments; it is held in place at the waist by a wide jeweled belt. Jean Boisselier, who refers to this long sampot as a sarong, describes it in these terms: "The sarong is no longer made of pleated material, but is decorated with florets familiar from the bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat. The downturned edge has practically disappeared, the borders are defined by a narrow braid, and the front flap is folded over on itself and extends to a triangular point, remarkably like a shark's fin. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related sandstone figure of Prajnaparamita, also with an incised floral skirt and similar hairdo, Kingdom of Angkor, dated approx. 1200, 95.9 cm tall, in the Asian Art Museum, object number B71S7. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 30 March 2006, lot 119 Price: USD 78,000 or approx. EUR 113,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, stone, subject, and size (84 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 25 March 2004, lot 169 Price: USD 21,510 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling and manner of carving with similar foliate incised sampot and size (79.9 cm).

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