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| Keywords: Cambodian - The Hindu Goddess Devi - Walters 542656.jpg Shiva's wife sometimes known as Devi here carries the attributes of her brother Vishnu to whom the contemporary temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated They include a disk upper right a ball lower right; perhaps symbolizing the earth a conch shell upper left and a club lower left; now broken its lower end was once attached to the pedestal The emphasis on horizontal elements the taut skin and the sharply defined textures are characteristic of the classical Cambodian style between 1110 1160 bronze cm 20 8 9 accession number 54 2656 22170 Pan-Asian Collection Robert Ellsworth New York Sotheby's Sale New York October 5 1990 no 136 Walters Art Museum 1990 by purchase Museum purchase 1990 place of origin Angkor Wat in Angkor Cambodia Walters Art Museum license Southeast Asian art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures from Cambodia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
