A SANDSTONE BUST OF A FEMALE DEITY, CHAM PERIOD Vietnam, Tam-Ky or Phu-ninh, former kingdoms of Champa, 10^th-12^th century. Finely modeled with voluptuous breasts below the serene face with thick-lidded almond-shaped eyes below elegantly curved brows and full lips forming a calm smile, flanked by long pendulous earlobes, the neatly incised hair arranged into a high chignon secured by a broad tiara.

Provenance: From an old French private collection, assembled in Vietnam between 1920 and 1955, and thence by descent within the family.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. The head has been reattached. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, losses, some nicks and cracks.

Weight: 5,347 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 31 cm (excl. stand) and 37.5 cm (incl. stand)

Literature comparison:
Compare a related sandstone figure of a female dancer, dated approx. 1075-1125, 71.1 cm high, in the collection of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, object number BL77S3. Compare a related sandstone figure of a flying celestial, dated approx. 950-1000, 48.3 cm high, in the collection of the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, object number B70S9.