A SANDSTONE TORSO OF UMA, BAPHUON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY

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A SANDSTONE TORSO OF UMA, BAPHUON STYLE, ANGKOR PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve Khmer Empire. Standing in samabhanga, her young unadorned body with prominent breasts and her belly beautifully rounded, wearing a long, pleated sampot tied at the front, the long central fold elegantly culminating in a fishtail at the hem, and held together at the hips with a plain belt. Important Note: For essential information on the Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger Dimensions: Height 91 cm (excl. stand), 97 cm (incl. stand) With an associated modern stand. (2) This piece exemplifies the style of Baphuon female figures with the frontal stance, the ovoid skirt wide at the hips and narrowing around the knees, the sampot in an elevated position at the back curving down to below the navel and the elegant central pleat. According to Boisselier the highly decorative style of Banteay Srei inspired the development of Baphuon-period sculpture, a manner which became more embellished with decorative elements as it reached a zenith during the Angkor Wat period a century later, see Helen Ibbitson Jessup and Thierry Zephir, editors, Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia - Millennium of Glory, Washington 1997, page 255. The modeling of the torso, the curled end of the sampot above the belt, and the long central fold recall Banteay Srei sculpture, see Emma C. Bunker and Douglas Latchford, Adoration and Glory, The Golden Age of Khmer Art, Chicago, 2004, page 175, fig. 8.6. Literature comparison: Compare a related Baphuon style sandstone figure of a female divinity, dated 11th century, 49.1 cm tall, in the National Museum of Cambodia, inventory number Ka.829 / 298. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Bonhams London, 8 November 2004, lot 477 Price: GBP 27,485 or approx. EUR 58,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and stone, with similar pleated sampot and fishtail fold. Note the size (104 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Paris, 11 December 2013, lot 351 Price: EUR 31,250 or approx. EUR 39,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and stone, with similar pleated sampot and fishtail fold. Note the smaller size (60 cm).

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