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Royal Female Figure

late 1000s

Cambodia

Medium
partially gilt bronze and silver
Measurements
Overall: 35.5 cm (14 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1982.51
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Location
243 Indian and Southeast Asian
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This royal female figure's eyebrows and pupils were originally inlaid with silver or semiprecious stones.

Description

The identity of this figure is uncertain, since the objects she held are missing, and no other related sculptures have been located. Since she has only two arms and wears a crown, she is probably a royal woman. Semiprecious stones or metals, such as onyx or silver, would have been inlaid into her eyes and eyebrows, further enlivening her image. The gilded adornments are set off against her dark shining skin to dazzling effect. Most Cambodian stone sculptures have lost their gold jewelry, so this figure gives an accurate impression of how many would have looked when installed in their sanctuaries.
Dark green-black sculpture of a figure wearing a slim pleated, gold skirt as well as gilded necklace, armbands, shell shaped earrings hanging down, and an evenly patterned diadem on their head. Their right arm is bent at the elbow to reach out and left arm broken away just below the shoulder. Their eyes are detailed by carved out irises, lips pressed evenly together, corners turned slightly up.

Royal Female Figure

late 1000s

Cambodia

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