antique khmer style angkor wat bronze standing apsara or angel 56cm 22 quot Meditation the ornamentation reflects a perfect

the ornamentation reflects a perfect mastery of sculpting and fluidity

In his hands he holds a alms bowl demonstrating the charity and generosity of the Buddha

The hair is piled into a tall cylindrical chignon

covered by a Sanghati robe worn diagonally over the left shoulder

In Buddhist tradition

antique khmer style angkor wat bronze standing apsara or angel 56cm 22 quot Meditation the ornamentation reflects a perfectAntique Khmer style Angkor Wat Bronze Standing Apsara or Angel 56cm 22" Measurements H56cm 22" An antique Khmer style bronze Apsara or Heavenly angel in the Angkor Wat style. The Apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology a 'celestial nymph' or maiden'. Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. They are often the wives of the Gandharvas,