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Khmer style stone head

Posted By: Richard
Posted Date: Mar 03, 2015 (09:16 AM)

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I live in South East Asia, Thailand to be exact, at the moment. I had been living in Cambodia for a number of years. These heads are everywhere, in all the street markets. They occasionally turn up in the flea markets around Thailand also. The back streets of Bangkok is full of them.

This is not to say however, that yours is not real. It appears to be based upon the heads that adorn the temples of Angkor Wat and many of the lesser known temples such as Preh Vihear. There was a lot of looting took place before the temples were "rediscovered" by the French.

I've come across a few similar pieces in the past, then again I have also bought Ban Chiang pieces, that according to the market trader are "very old". A smile is usually the response I give, though I might be wrong and I might be turning down a true historical find. Who knows? All part of the game.

Richard






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