antique koh ker style stone bodhisattva avalokitesvara statue 54cm 22 Cambodia where Hindu imagery was reinterpreted

where Hindu imagery was reinterpreted through a distinctly Khmer lens

Dancing Ganesha serves as an icon of resilience and triumph over obstacles

they are left unpierced

The draughtsmanship is both assured

This ancient gesture is one of the earliest found across Buddhist

antique koh ker style stone bodhisattva avalokitesvara statue 54cm 22 Cambodia where Hindu imagery was reinterpretedAntique Koh Ker Style Stone Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Statue 55cm 22" Measures (Height) 55cm 22" An antique Koh Ker style Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara statue, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Bodhisattva are beings who have gained enlightenment but postpone their ascension to nirvana to help others achieve the blessed state. The Avalokiteshvara has his eyes downcasts as he extends grace to devotees with an elaborate diadem, in the Koh Ker style, with