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Asian Art
Head of a Deity, Bayon style
late 12th to early 13th century
Grey sandstone
12 5/8 × 7 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (32.1 × 18.4 × 14.9 cm) without base
9 1/2 × 5 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (24.1 × 14.3 × 14.3 cm) base
9 1/2 × 5 5/8 × 5 5/8 in. (24.1 × 14.3 × 14.3 cm) base
Katharine Ordway Collection
1980.12.15
Culture:
Cambodia, Khmer
Period:
Angkor period (802–1431)
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Katharine Ordway (1899–1979) Collection, Weston, Conn.; bequest in 1980 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography:
Lesley K. Baier, The Katharine Ordway Collection, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1983), 113–14, no. 89.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
