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Hypnotic Shiva: I’ve finally got my hands on the 1989-published book - Thai and Cambodian Sculpture from the 6th to 14th Centuries – by Wolfgang Felton and Martin Lerner, which came out in the German language a year earlier. The authors included 41 Cambodian and Thai artworks in stone and bronze, which they said were previously unpublished, and though it’s not stated, the vast majority were from private collections, well away from public scrutiny. The artifacts chosen are outstanding and I’ll be posting many of them here to broaden the known-existing magnificent sculptural heritage of the Khmer Empire. I have to begin with the mysterious and captivating face of the god Shiva which illustrated the front cover of the book. Created in the third quarter of the 11th century during the Baphuon art period, the holes for the two eyes and a third vertical eye in the forehead, could’ve been filled with silver or obsidian (a black volcanic glass), though empty they give the face an alluring hypnotic quality. The smooth chignon cover and hair are unusual, the scalloped ears are damaged, while the long straight nose, thick lips and rakish moustache offer us a deity with strength, poise and purpose. It’s in sandstone, but could easily be mistaken for bronze. A masterpiece. The burning question remains – where is this beautiful piece of Khmer art located today?Credit By :Andy Brouwer

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I’ve finally got my hands on the 1989-published book - Thai and Cambodian Sculpture from the 6th to 14th Centuries – by Wolfgang Felton and Martin Lerner, which came out in the German language a year earlier. The authors included 41 Cambodian and Thai artworks in stone and bronze, which they said were previously unpublished, and though it’s not stated, the vast majority were from private collections, well away from public scrutiny. The artifacts chosen are outstanding and I’ll be posting many of them here to broaden the known-existing magnificent sculptural heritage of the Khmer Empire. I have to begin with the mysterious and captivating face of the god Shiva which illustrated the front cover of the book. Created in the third quarter of the 11th century during the Baphuon art period, the holes for the two eyes and a third vertical eye in the forehead, could’ve been filled with silver or obsidian (a black volcanic glass), though empty they give the face an alluring hypnotic quality. The smooth chignon cover and hair are unusual, the scalloped ears are damaged, while the long straight nose, thick lips and rakish moustache offer us a deity with strength, poise and purpose. It’s in sandstone, but could easily be mistaken for bronze. A masterpiece. The burning question remains – where is this beautiful piece of Khmer art located today?Credit By :Andy Brouwer

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