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Female Figure

Early 11th century

Cambodia

Sandstone

H. 38 x W. 13 x D. 6 1/2 in. (96.5 x 33 x 16.5 cm)

Asia Society, New York: Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection, 1979.65

Provenance

John D. Rockefeller 3rd, New York, NY; acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London, October 26, 1965.

The Asia Society, New York, NY, bequest of John D. Rockefeller 3rd, New York, NY, 1979.

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This sensuous figure of a woman wears a long skirt known as a sarong that has been wrapped around her waist and tied at the front. Additional folds of cloth fall in the center of the skirt in a stylized pattern that is often called a "fish-tail" motif. The woman also wears a simple belt tied around her hips. The lines incised under her breasts were considered a sign of beauty. Because the figure is missing her head, which might have had an identifying hairstyle, and also missing her arms, which once may have held identifying attributes, it is impossible to determine whom she represents.