A BRONZE FIGURE OF HEVAJRA

Description:

Cambodia, Khmer, Bayon period, 13th cent.
H. 15,5 cm
Cast in dancing posture on a corpse reclining on the lotus base, his sixteen arms radiating around his body, the hands holding attributes, wearing a striated sampot showing a large flange falling over the belt and a large section falling down between his legs, bejewelled, his eight heads showing each a fierce facial expression with almond-shaped eyes below ridged eyebrows and the hairdo secured with tiaras.
Southern German private collection - Green patina, very slightly chipped