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The Hindu Goddess Devi
(Southeast Asia )
Shiva's wife, sometimes known as Devi, here carries the attributes of her brother Vishnu, to whom the contemporary temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated. They include a disk (upper right), a ball (lower right; perhaps symbolizing the earth), a conch shell (upper left), and a club (lower left; now broken, its lower end was once attached to the pedestal). The emphasis on horizontal elements, the taut skin, and the sharply defined textures are characteristic of the classical Cambodian style.
Provenance
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Pan-Asian Collection, Robert Ellsworth, New York; Sotheby's Sale, New York, October 5, 1990, no. 136; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
Geographies
Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 1/4 × W: 3 5/8 × D: 1 15/16 in. (23.5 × 9.2 × 4.9 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1990
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2656