I’m on the final leg of highlighting Khmer antiquities Monday, March 17, 2025
I’m on the final leg of highlighting Khmer antiquities, in the main previously never published, from the 1989 book Thai and Cambodian Sculpture from the 6th to 14th Centuries, by authors Wolfgang Felten and Martin Lerner. Due to these artifacts being out of the public eye in private collections, most had never been seen before the book came out, and have been called into doubt for their authenticity, though the fact that they were unavailable to scholars to inspect, shrouded them in an air of mystery. This gorgeous example of a female goddess, most likely Uma, from the pinnacle period of Khmer artistic endeavour for many experts, the Baphuon-era of the late eleventh century, is a classic of the period with the slim and elegant figure adorned by a jeweled belt. Unfortunately, she depicts the depressing signs of looting, missing her head, arms and feet.Credit By :andy.brouwer
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