A BRONZE FIGURE OF VISHVAKARMAN

Description:

Cambodia, Khmer, Bayon period, 13th cent.
H. 13,1 (15) cm
Seated in kneeling posture with his left leg tucked under, his right hand holding the remnants of an axe while the left is resting on his left knee, wearing striated sampot fastened around his waist with a belt decorated with tassels, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes, elongated earlobes with pendeloque earrings and his head topped with a crown, on wood base.
German private collection - Partly corroded, wear, slightly chipped