vishnu statue antique phnom da style khmer standing sandstone vishnu torso 43cm 19 Buddhism mounted on a wood base

mounted on a wood base

A: Vishnu’s four arms express his divine capacity to act in many ways at once

evoking Padmapani

position the Buddha facing into the room or toward the main approach

This is characteristic of the Koh Ker style

vishnu statue antique phnom da style khmer standing sandstone vishnu torso 43cm 19 Buddhism mounted on a wood baseAntique Phnom Da Style Bronze Vishnu Torso 20. 5cm 8" Measurements Height 20. 5cm 8" An antique pre Angkor seventh century Phnom Da style Khmer bronze Vishnu, the Indic deity of creation. The divine Hindu preserver and protector of human life, a role that provided natural analogies with earthly kingship for the Khmer. The Vishnu is stood samabhanga, wearing a cylindrical miter on his head. One row of curls emerges from under the miter over his