antique khmer style angkor wat bronze standing apsara or angel 56cm 22 quot Meditation Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

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

In Buddhist tradition

The facial features of the statue retain characteristics of the previous Banteay Srei style

antique khmer style angkor wat bronze standing apsara or angel 56cm 22 quot Meditation Southeast AsiaAntique 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,