Figure20. Body of female deity
Unknown origin. Property of the Conservation
d’Angkor
H: 122cm
Ka. 2987 DCA: 1551
The museum owns only a few female deities from this
period. The artistic style of the period is characterized by movement and the
colossal appearance of the sculptures.
Massive deities are built with large solid feet to
keep their balance. The feet are never sculpted in a realistic manner.
This deity wears a ‘sampot bat’ identical to that
worn by goddess Ka.2985 from the Bakheng style. However, the folded edge of the
cloth is longer and is as wide as the stomach.
Figure21. Body of female deity
Unknown origin. Property of the Conversation
d’Angkor
H: 59 cm
Ka. 2959 DCA: 5561
Koh Ker sculptors favor large, wide piece of cloth
that hang over the hips.
The flaring movement and the cloth tied at the waist
make this Durga’s sampot rather realistic. The fold at the hips indicates how
the sampot is held.
