A BUFF SANDSTONE HEAD, AVALOKITESVARA OR SHIVA
Khmer, Bayon Period, late 12th/early 13th centuryThe Bayon period and Javamayan VII was dominated by Buddhism. This head probably originated as Avalokitesvara and was later modified to be Shiva as indicated by the addition of the third eye and the effacing of the seated Amitayus that would have been evident at the front of the chignon. 33cm wide x 33cm deep x 54cm high
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PROVENANCEDavid Jones Gallery, SydneyCollection of the late Sir Warwick and Lady Fairfax, Sydney,acquired in 1967EXHIBITEDThai and Khmer Sculpture, David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, 25 October - 17 November, 1967, cat. 55, as Head of Vishnu, (illus. in exhibition catalogue)