TÊTE DE DIVINITÉ EN GRÈSCambodge, style d'Angkor Vat, XIIe siècle A SANDSTONE HEAD OF A DEITY Cambodia, Angkor Wat style, 12th century The jatamukuta cover imitates the detailed goldsmith work from the period with a succession of five concentric crowns alternating decorations of pearls and small lotus leaves. The tiara is also typical of the style with bands of small stylised lotus leaves, a row of pearls, florets with diamonds and half diamonds, and narrow lanceolate leaves alternating with small blue lotus stems and secured at the back by a knotted twisted cords. His face finely carved with full lips, incised eyes, and softly arched eyebrows, his hair arranged in braided rows, stand. 16cm (6 1/4in) high. (2). Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from Smit Gallery, Bangkok, 19 April 1965 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Likely representing the dominant deity of the period, the head of Vishnu is carved in fine sandstone. The style of Angkor Wat is a marked departure from the Baphuon period that favoured elongated feminine tropes, instead a return to the power of the earlier styles of the Koh Ker tradition of the tenth century. pare the heads onplete figures sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 2008, lot 571 and Sotheby's New York, 20 September 2021, lot 380. 柬埔寨 吳哥窟風格 十二世紀 砂岩神首 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，於1965年4月19日得自曼谷Smit藝廊 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏