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Kneeling Male Figure

Kneeling Male Figure

1010–1080

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This bronze figure was cast using the lost-wax (cire perdu) technique with the core armature inside.

Description

The third eye in the forehead indicates that this figure identified himself with Shiva, but his kneeling stance with hands raised in a gesture of adoration indicates that he is a devotee of Shiva, who has taken on aspects of the god's physical appearance. The style of the lower garment with the low-slung belt is typical of work from the so-called Baphuon period of Khmer sculpture, like the stone standing image to the left. The eyes, eyebrows, moustache, and beard were once inlaid with silver.
  • by 1975–1978
    (Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1978–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Spink & Son. Octagon, XXII no. 3 (Autumn 1975): pp. 24-25. Reproduced: pp. 24–25
    Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1978.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 66, no. 1, 1979, pp. 3–47. Reproduced: cat. no. 156, p. 28 www.jstor.org
    "Report from America." Oriental Art, vol, XXV.1 (Spring 1979), p. 120. Reproduced: p. 120, fig. 6
    Bunker, Emma C., and Douglas Latchford. Adoration and Glory: The Golden Age of Khmer Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, 2004. Reproduced: fig. 72, p. 219
    Bunker, Emma C., and Douglas Latchford. Khmer Bronzes: New Interpretations of the Past. Chicago: Art Media Resources, 2011. Reproduced: p. 236, fig. 7.13
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine. Vol. 53 no. 05, September/October 2013 Mentioned and reproduced: 17 archive.org
  • Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 27-August 23, 2009).
    Object in Focus: Kneeling Male Figure. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-October 15, 2000).
    Art Nouveau in France. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 12-November 27, 1988).
    Year in Review: 1978. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-March 18, 1979).
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