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In the Angkorian style, this excellent sculpture depicts a naga (serpent) as the protector of Buddha. The Buddha, seated in the Virasana pose, is meditating on three graduated coils of the serpent king, Mucalinda. This ancient Virasana pose should not be confused with the Hero pose currently…
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- Item Number: S-0007
- Provenance/Origin: Cambodian. Acquired in the 1970s in NE Thailand. 17th - 18th Century
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 5" wide x 3" deep statue only. On stand: 15" tall.
- Weight: 7.75 pounds
- Price: $ 1,150.00 USD
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Parvati is a Hindu goddess of fertility, love, beauty, marriage, children and devotion. Add to that: divine strength and power . . . which seems to sum up what is positive in the world today.
The relevant thing to know is that Parvati is…
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- Item Number: S-6031
- Provenance/Origin: Jadhpur Rajasthan,India. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 5" at widest x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 6.25 pounds without tile
- Price: $ 390.00 USD
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Jayavarman II was a 9th-century king of Cambodia, widely recognized as the founder of the Khmer Empire, the dominant civilization on the Southeast Asian esotericstuff.comland from the 10th Century until the mid 15th century. He has been regarded as the king who laid the foundation of the Angkor…
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- Item Number: S-2164
- Provenance/Origin: Baphuon Castle, Angkor, Cambodia. 11th Century.
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 18.25" tall on stand x 5" wide x 3" deep
- Weight: 9 pounds
- Price: $ 2,645.00 USD
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Detail: Dvaravati refers to a period in Thailand / Siam history, a culture, group of geographical areas and – most important to me – an art style that flourished from the 7th to the 11th Century AD. This piece is hand made and styled in that art period.…
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- Item Number: S-3683
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Sandstone on wood stand
- Dimensions: 6.75" tall on stand x 4" at widest. Wood stand is 2.75" square x 1.25" thick
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
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Detail: Surya, the supreme light, is the chief solar deity in Hinduism. In Shaivite theology, Surya is said to be one of the eight forms of Shiva. This head in a beige hard stone (appears to be harder than sandstone) is said to be 600+…
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- Item Number: S-3238
- Provenance/Origin: India. Temple. 600+ years old.
- Composition: Stone or sandstone
- Dimensions: 9" tall on base x 5" widest on statue
- Weight: 5.25 pounds
- Price: $750.00 USD
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Detail: This reminds me of the Vairocana Buddha that is at the Temple Borobodur in Java. . . . a temple that was built in the 8-9th Centuries. Exceptional detail and serene expression. Mounted on a rather primitive wooden base. Mid- to late-1900’s. Pristine condition.
- Item Number: S-9994
- Provenance/Origin: Indonesia. Mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Sandstone on wood base
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall with base. Base is 4" square
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $120.00 USD
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Detail: Apsaras – a woodland spirit – are supernatural women in costumes who performed sacred dances in the ancient Angkor temples. This is a reproduction of a relief at Angkor Wat. Sandstone on a metal stand.
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- Item Number: S-9097
- Provenance/Origin: Cambodia
- Composition: Sandstone on metal stand
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 9.5" wide x 4" max deep
- Weight: 14.25 pounds
- Price: $175.00 USD
