vishnu statue antique banteay srei style stone mounted khmer vishnu head 44cm 19 Guanyin while subtle surface irregularities speak

while subtle surface irregularities speak to long devotional use and handling

Provenance: Ex- private London collection

sites for community worship

King Jayavarman VII was further championed as the greatest king of Angkor for liberating and unifying the country

vishnu statue antique banteay srei style stone mounted khmer vishnu head 44cm 19 Guanyin while subtle surface irregularities speakAntique Banteay Srei Style Stone Mounted Khmer Vishnu Head 57cm 23" Measures (Height) 57cm 23" An antique Khmer style mounted stone Vishnu head in the pre Angkorian style of Banteay Srei. Vishnu is both world protector and preserver, restorer of moral order he is all powerful and all pervasive by nature. The Bantreay Srei style developed at the same time as the Pre Rup style and overlaps that of the Kleang. It uses and develops the formulas of the Koh