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Large Khmer sandstone Apsaras relief, angkor 12th Cent
Southeast Asian: Sculpture Pre 1492: item #1125185
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Gallerie Samdao
+662-733-7984
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The large carved relief displaying four celestial figures.
Following their legendary birth from the ocean of milk, the Apsaras settled down to a lengthy mythological stint as celestial entertainers at the court of the gods and dancing to the easy and careless side of life.
This splendid large sandstone masterpieces is from Angkor Bayon early period and is 2.7 Ft (80 cms) tall for the relief alone and 3 Ft (93 cms) width
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Folk Art Sarimanok, Sacred Bird of the Phillippines
Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Wood Pre 1950: item #1122318 WLFFIG1
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Ancient East
407-540-1122
$395
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DESCRIPTION: A vintage carved wood folk art sculpture of the Sarimanok, a legendary bird of the Maranao people of Mindanao, a major island in the Philippines. This legendary bird is a symbol of Maranao art and its images are common in households all over the Philippines where it is depicted, as this one is, as a cock with fanciful feathered wings and tail, holding a fish in its beak. A symbol of good fortune, this one is decorated with a marine ivory fish and inscribed plaques, and stands upon ... Click for details
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