Head of Buddha, 14th century

Details

Place where the work was made: Cambodia
Cultural origin: Khmer style
Date: 14th century
Media category: Sculpture
Materials used: stone
Dimensions: 30.5 x 23.0 x 23.0 cm
Signature & date: Not signed. Not dated.
Credit: Purchased under the terms of the Florence Turner Blake Bequest 1967
Location: Not on display
Accession number: EV3.1967
Copyright: Reproduction requests
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The history of Cambodia is often considered in three major periods: the pre-Angkor period, from the beginnings of Indianisation to c800 CE; the Angkor period, from 800s to 1431; and a post-Angkor period, dating from the city’s final abandonment about 1431 as a consequence of sustained attacks from Thailand. Much of Cambodia’s surviving cultural heritage is in the form of stone and metal iconic and architectural pieces from the Angkor period and earlier.

Theravada Buddhism swept through Cambodia in the 1200s, although the reasons for the widespread conversion remain unclear.

Asian Art Department, 2003

Places

Where the work was made

Cambodia

Exhibition history

Shown in 2 exhibitions

Thai and Khmer Sculpture (1967), David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 25 Oct 1967–17 Nov 1967
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016

Bibliography

Referenced in 2 publications

Robert Haines, Thai and Khmer sculpture, Sydney, Oct 1967. cat.no. 33
Jackie Menzies (Editor), The Asian Collections Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2003, 315 (colour illus.).

Provenance

Robert Haines, 1967, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, purchased in Thailand by Mr Robert Haines in 1967 for David Jones Gallery (art dealership), Sydney.

David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Oct 1967-Nov 1967, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, purchased from the exhibition, 'Thai and Khmer sculpture' held at the David Jones Gallery (art dealership), Sydney, 25 Oct- 17 Nov 1967, cat. no. 33 by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1967.