vishnu statue antique phnom da style khmer standing sandstone vishnu torso 43cm 17 quot Deity meditation or an antidote to

meditation or an antidote to desire

arched eyebrows carved in relief meet in the middle above a well-shaped broad nose

The sculpture is loose mounted on a wood base

with beaded edge

vishnu statue antique phnom da style khmer standing sandstone vishnu torso 43cm 17 quot Deity meditation or an antidote toAntique Phnom Da Style Mounted Sandstone Vishnu Torso 43cm 17" Measurements Height 43cm 17" An antique pre Angkor seventh century Phnom Da style Khmer sandstone Vishnu torso, the Indic deity of creation. The divine Hindu preserver and protector of human life, a role that provided natural analogies with earthly kingship for the Khmer. The Vishnu is stood samabhanga, wearing a cylindrical miter on his head. One row of curls emerges from under the miter