antique khmer stone mounted angkor wat style dvarapala temple guardian 50cm 20 Koh Ker Measures (Height) 19cm/8"

Measures (Height) 19cm/8"

Vishnu is clad in a short sampot with fishtail pleat and jewelled sash

cylindrical chignon — the jatamakuta — rising in horizontal registers and secured by a ribbon tied at the base

The breaking of the tusk has several backstories

The face is the emotional centre of the piece

antique khmer stone mounted angkor wat style dvarapala temple guardian 50cm 20 Koh Ker Measures (Height) 19cm/8"Antique Khmer Stone Mounted Banteay Srei Style Dvarapala Temple Guardian 50cm 20" Measures (Height) 50cm 20" An antique Khmer Dvarapala or Temple Guardian in the Banteay Srei style. A hexagonal chignon cover with a lotus flower on top enhances the head of this unusual dvarapala figure, in pre Angkor twelfth century Banteay Srei style. The hair is arranged in curls that form a diadem in front and a long narrow nape at the back. The face is defined by