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Khmer style stone head

Posted By: Kris
Posted Date: Feb 24, 2015 (05:23 PM)

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Hi,

I just bought this (in my view) fantastic stone head in khmer style. Given the price and lack of provenience I was fairly certain it was a fake/copy and good for decoration only. However, after looking closely I can conclude:

1) it is (sand?)stone and not molded
2) it is fairly harshly chipped from its neck
3) it is as far as I can tell chiseled using long swiping movements (when looking closeup in shadows small lines/groves can be seen in the surface)

I attached some photos and would love to get some input and guesses. Is around 25 cm (10") high.

So... first of all is it just a good fake?

Even so, can anyone elaborate on the style?... For example how common the hair, slight mustache and earrings are, who the head likely depicts etc.

What would a real piece like this be worth?

I doubt it's real but its still a beautiful piece of art.

Thanks in advance!







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