The bodhisattva Lokeshvara

anoniem, anoniem, anonymous, anonymous, 1175 - 1250

This head was found near the western gate of the walled city of Angkor Thom. In the late 12th century the bodhisattva Lokeshvara was particularly revered there. The head’s distinctive expression, with closed eyes and a blissful smile, is typical of figures from this period of Cambodian art.

Artwork typesculpture, fragment, Lokeshvara, hoofd
Object numberAK-MAK-226
Dimensionsheight 38.1 cm x width 20.1 cm x depth 21.1 cm x weight 17.1 kg

Identification

Title(s)
- The bodhisattva Lokeshvara
- The bodhisattva Lokeshvara (former title)
- Head of the bodhisattva Lokeshvara
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-226
Description
Fragment (hoofd) van Bodhissatva Lokeshvara met de typische Bayon-glimlach; beeltenis van Boeddha Amithaba voor de hoofdtooi.
Catalogue reference
- G. de Coral Rémusat, L'art Khmer, 1940, p. 124-125, pl. 123, 128.
- William Southworth, 'Conceptual Restoration 2 : A body in Cambodia', Aziatische Kunst 45 (2014) nr. 2, p. 13-18.
- Grostier, Collections Khmères a Phnom Pehn, 1931, pl. VIII.

Creation

Creation
- anoniem, Cambodja
- anonymous, Cambodja
Dating
1175 - 1250
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Material and technique

Material
Dimensions
height 38.1 cm x width 20.1 cm x depth 21.1 cm x weight 17.1 kg

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase École des Arts Cambodgiens, 1931)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; through the mediation of the École française d'Extrême-Orient purchsed from the École des Arts Cambodgiens, 1931;{Southworth 2013} from whom to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

- G. de Coral Rémusat, L'art Khmer, 1940, p. 124-125, pl. 123, 128.
- William Southworth, 'Conceptual Restoration 2 : A body in Cambodia', Aziatische Kunst 45 (2014) nr. 2, p. 13-18.
- Grostier, Collections Khmères a Phnom Pehn, 1931, pl. VIII.

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