A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA
A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA
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THE IRVING COLLECTION
A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA

KHMER, ANGKOR WAT PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

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A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF UMA
KHMER, ANGKOR WAT PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
20 in. (50.8 cm) high
Provenance
William H. Wolff Inc., New York, 22 May 1986.
Irving Collection no. 1806.

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Lot Essay

The standing figure of Uma is modelled wearing a vertically-striated sampot secured by a belt carved in relief with foliate decoration and pendent floral motifs. A large textile panel is draped over the belt while a fishtail-shaped section falls down on the rim of her garment. Her face carries an expression with a slight smile, ridged eyebrows, broad nose, pouting lips, and elongated earlobes. She wears a tiara carved with floral motifs in front of a conical-shaped chignon.

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