antique khmer style bronze bayon standing lokeshvara statue yoni 89cm 37 Temple The size of the head

The size of the head suggests that it may once have served as a significant guardian figure

revered as the restorer of moral order and an all‑pervasive

This elegant figure combines spiritual presence with remarkably naturalistic modelling

The patterns created by the folded extremities of the scarf or scarves appear to anticipate the more complex patterns that were to become apparent later

while his lower left cradles a lotus bud

antique khmer style bronze bayon standing lokeshvara statue yoni 89cm 37 Temple The size of the headAntique Khmer Style Bronze Bayon Standing Lokeshvara Statue 53cm 21" Measures (Height) 53cm 21" An antique Khmer style eight arm Lokeshvara statue in the Bayon style. Standing in samapada, on a simple pedestal, with his arms radiating around him and clad in a short sampot with fishtail pleat and jewelled sash, the face with wide features surmounted by a cylindrical headdress adorned with a meditating Amitabha Buddha. In his eight hands he holds an