Khmer Empire, 12th century. The bodhisattva standing in samapada on a square base, four-armed, holding a lotus bud, a water vessel, a scroll, and a rosary. Wearing a short pleated sampot, tucked around the striated belt, which is decorated with pendants. Richly adorned in jewelry, the hair arranged in a high topknot with a small Buddha Amitabha behind the circular diadem.Provenance: Art of the Past, New York, 3 December 2002, old label with number to base. Collection Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sharpe, Strasbourg, France, acquired from the above. A copy of the original invoice, stating the land of origin as Cambodia and dating the piece to the 12th century, accompanies this lot.Condition: Excellent condition commensurate with age, old wear, minuscule nicks here and there. Fine malachite-green patina.Weight: 297.8 gDimensions: Height 15 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a closely related copper alloy figure of Avalokiteshvara (height 34 cm) at Sotheby's New York, in Indian and Southeast Asian Works of Art, 19 March 2008, lot 243, sold for USD 73,000.