HEAD OF VISHNU
- Cambodia, Khmer culture
- Pre-Angkor period, Phnom Da style
- Ca. 6th century
- Sandstone
- H. 14 cm (5.5 in.)
- Provenance:
• Mr. Dalet’s collection, Peyrehorade, France.
• Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired from above, 3 July 1954.
• Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021).
- Documentation:
• Purchase invoice from Robert Rousset addressed to Mr. Robert Dalet, dated 3 July 1954.
• Photograph of Jean-Pierre Rousset’s interior, showing the object displayed on a shelf among other Khmer sculptures. Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, sale catalogue, October 2022, p. 99.
• Export certificate issued by the French Ministry of Culture dated 12 December 2022.
Photo credit : Studio Asselberghs – Frédéric Dehaen
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