A beautiful hardwood head carvings of a 10/11th century sculpture of Shiva in Khleang style, wearing a mukuta (conical crown) which emphasises his majesty. Shiva is one of the earliest and most popular Hindu gods represented in Khmer iconography. In the pre-Angkor period he appeared as Harihara (who was half Vishnu, half Shiva). […]

£299 In stock

39cm hardwood

The bodhisattvas are emanations of particular Buddhas. Shown is a carving of Lokeshvara from a 12/13 th century statue. The symbols of Lokeshvara are the rosary and a tablet of a sacred text held in his raised hands, and a lotus bud and a vessel containing ‘the nectar of immortality’ in his lowered hands. […]

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36cm sandstone

In the Bayon style, 12/13th century. A replica from an example at the Guimet Museum, the statue is entirely covered with images of Buddha, which exude from every pore. Lokeshvara are the pure embodiment of the ‘truth of love’.

£275 In stock

35cm sandstone

A wonderful carving of an image that is the essence of Angkor and the Khmer Empire. From a masterpiece of Khmer art now housed in the Phnom Penh Museum is the head of Jayavarman VII, found in Preah Khan at Kompong Svay. Our head carvings are faithful to the origina,l capturing the ‘god-king’ in his […]

£595 In stock

53cm sandstone

A beautiful large sandstone carving of 12/13th century sandstone carving in the Bayon style, found at Preah Khan at Kompong Svay. The original can be found in the Guimet Museum. The Bayon was the state temple of Jayavarman VII and at the centre of the Royal city of Angkor Thom, and is perhaps the most […]

£450 In stock

52cm sandstone