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| Female Figure |
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| Cambodia; Angkor period (802-1431), Baphuon style, early 11th century |
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| Sandstone |
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| H. 38 in. (96.5 cm) |
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| Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection of Asian Art |
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| 1979.065 |
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| This sensuous figure of a woman wears a long skirt known as a sarong that has been wrapped around her waist and tied at the front. Additional folds of cloth fall in the center of the skirt in a stylized pattern that is often called a "fish-tail" motif. The woman also wears a simple belt tied around her hips. The lines incised under her breasts were considered a sign of beauty. Because the figure is missing her head, which might have had an identifying hairstyle, and also missing her arms, which once may have held identifying attributes, it is impossible to determine whom she represents. |
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