Ancient Cambodian Khmer Angkor Wat Sandstone Statue of Vishnu 12th Century CE Drawings & Prints Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Institute of Arts

“What I did was something more than decoration—it was an invitation to the imagination

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blown into a hand-forged iron frame decorated with iron leaves

25" tall X 30

Ancient Cambodian Khmer Angkor Wat Sandstone Statue of Vishnu 12th Century CE Drawings & Prints Detroit Institute of ArtsAn important Cambodian Khmer gray standstone statue of Vishnu, Angkor Wat period, 12th Century CE. Khmer Empire, c. 12th century. Finely sculpted standing in samabhanga posture, the sculpture is sensitively modeled with a belly button, wearing a short incised sampot with parallel and curved pleats and a butterfly tie to the verso, secured with a sash incised with geometric designs and hanging in double 'fish tail' panels at the front. The figure is