antique khmer style bronze angkor wat ardhaparyanka shiva 10 arms 70cm 29 Buddha Antique Baphuon Style Khmer Stone

Antique Baphuon Style Khmer Stone Shiva - The Destroyer - 30cm/12"

The Naga is regarded as a protector of the Buddha and Buddhism in Thailand

allowing his devotees to perceive the truth

Provenance: Ex- private London Collection

He is seated on a round lotus flower base

antique khmer style bronze angkor wat ardhaparyanka shiva 10 arms 70cm 29 Buddha Antique Baphuon Style Khmer StoneAntique Khmer Style Bronze Angkor Wat Ardhaparyanka Shiva 10 Arms 70cm 28" Measures (Height) 70cm 28" An antique Khmer style Ardhaparyanka Shiva. A multi armed Shiva in an exaggerated dancing ardhaparyanka pose characteristic of numerous Tantric deities, such as Hevajra. This suggests that the deity had a Tantric aspect for the Khmer, especially following the Angkor Vat and Bayon periods. This Shiva image stands on a round bronze lotus leaf base. His