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Bodhisattva

mid-7th century
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
This crowned divinity stood an imposing five feet when complete. Although much of the detail is now eroded, probably by flowing water, the principal elements can be read. The bodhisattva wears a tripartite diadem with elliptical panels, pendulous ear ornaments, elliptical armbands, and long cascading locks of hair. It belongs to the early corpus of Angkor Borei sculptures. The sculpture workshops there may have been the epicenter of the southern Zhenla style in the seventh century, disseminating artisans and finished sculptures on the waterways that connected the Mekong Delta to the middle Mekong.

cat. no. 131

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bodhisattva
  • Period: Pre-Angkor period
  • Date: mid-7th century
  • Culture: Southern Cambodia
  • Medium: Sandstone
  • Dimensions: H. 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); W. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Lent by National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh (Ka.1590)
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art