Buddhist Figure: Bust of an Apsara
Buddhist Figure: Bust of an Apsara

Currently not on view

Buddhist Figure: Bust of an Apsara,

12th century

Cambodian
Khmer Empire, 802–1431
y1950-8

Information

Title
Buddhist Figure: Bust of an Apsara
Dates

12th century

Medium
Red-brown sandstone
Dimensions
h. 42.0 cm., w. 26.0 cm., d. approx. 15.7 cm. (16 9/16 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr., Memorial Collection
Object Number
y1950-8
Place Made

Asia, Cambodia

Culture
Cambodian
Period
Angkorean
Type
statues, religious objects, sculpture
Subject
religious art, Buddhism, women, busts

Mathias Komor, New York; by purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr.; by purchase, Princeton University Art Museum

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