antique khmer style baphuon bronze dancing apsara or angel statue 85cm 34 Old Brahma the Western Paradise or Pure

the Western Paradise or Pure Land

Bonhams - March 2018 - Fine Southeast Asian Arts

Provenance: ex‑private London collection

The Apsara is mounted on a wood base

His left hand in dharmachakra or Teaching mudra

antique khmer style baphuon bronze dancing apsara or angel statue 85cm 34 Old Brahma the Western Paradise or PureAntique Khmer Style Baphuon Bronze Dancing Apsara or Angel Statue 34cm 14" Measurements H34cm 14" A charming antique Khmer style bronze Apsara or Heavenly angel in the Baphuon style. The Apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology a 'celestial nymph' or 'celestial maiden'. Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. They are often the wives