STUNNING AND LARGE DANCING BRONZE APSARA STATUE ANGKOR WAT CAMBODIA.FIRST CLASS!

STUNNING AND LARGE DANCING BRONZE APSARA STATUE ANGKOR WAT CAMBODIA.FIRST CLASS! (image 1/1)
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Simarksales STUNNING LARGE BRONZE KNEELING APSARA STATUE. ***************** LARGE KHMER BRONZE APSARA STATUE. ***************** THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS AUCTION FOR AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND ORIGINAL BRONZE APSARA FROM ANGKOR WAT IN CAMBODIA. ****************** This ancient and beautiful object stands 276mm high and weighs 1706 grams . ***************** DEPICTED IN AN ELEGANT KNEELING POSE, WITH THE LEFT ARM HELD IN FRONT OF HER, THE PALM FACING UPWARDS. THIS IS A TRADITIONAL 'FIRST-MOVEMENT' OF ANY APSARA'S DANCING ROUTINE. HER FLOWING ROBE FALLS BEAUTIFULLY TO THE FLOOR, IT IS DECORATED WITH GEOMETRIC DESIGNS AND FLOWS OVER HER BODY BEAUTIFULLY. THIS IS A VERY RARE IMAGE. ****************** APSARA FEMALE DIVINITIES, CELESTIAL DANCERS WHO ARE ATTENDANTS OF 'KARMA' THE GOD OF LOVE. APSARA'S ARE ABLE TO CHANGE SHAPE AT WILL. ********** THIS VERY RARE AND UNUSUAL FIGURE OF AN APSARA IS PRESENTED ON A MUSEUM STYLE PLINTH . THE APSARA WEARS AN ORNATE JEWELLED HEADDRESS WITH A SINGLE POINTED FINIAL AND 'SAMPOT' GARMENT WHICH COVERS HER LEGS . ********** THIS APSARA IMAGE DATES FROM THE BAYON PERIOD OF KHMER HISTORY, c1180-1230 A.D. DURING THE REIGN OF KING JAYAVARMAN VII. LAST OF THE GREAT KHMER KINGS, TOWARD'S THE END OF THE CLASSIC KHMER PERIOD. THIS MAY BE A LATER REPRESENTATION OF AN EARLIER ICON. ********** read more
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