A KHMER SANDSTONE RELIEF OF A DEITY Khmer Empire, Angkor period, 13th-14th century. The deity carved wearing a short vertical striated sampot, a crown surrounding his hair and surmounted by an ushnisha, the neck and ears adorned with jewelry and in the right hand holding a club.

Condition: Very good condition commensurate with age, extensive weathering, wear, and some losses.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 4400 g
Dimensions: Length 27 cm