Conan Lang
Exhibition: A Private Collection
18 - 25 March 2007

 

Apsara
Cambodia, Angkor Wat Style
12th Century
Bronze
Height 23cm

This bronze figure of a dancing Apsara is shown standing on a lotus stem with her hands raised high above her head. She wears a sampot with an overlap to the left side and is adorned with beautiful jewelry around her neck; she wears a delicate crown, armlets and bracelets. Her extremely well executed face has a wonderful warm smile that embodies the whole piece, the lotus she stands on only adds to the great movement this piece has.
The dancing Apsara may have originally been part of a larger assemblage, details of which might have revealed her identity.

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