mounted antique khmer style southeast asia bronze hand sutra 25cm 10 Pre Angkor famed for its towers bearing

famed for its towers bearing serene faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara on all four sides—visages widely believed to echo the king’s own

This bronze honours that tradition with authority and grace

with his rhythmic movements and divine grace

Measurements - H48cm (19")

mounted antique khmer style southeast asia bronze hand sutra 25cm 10 Pre Angkor famed for its towers bearingMounted Antique Khmer Style Southeast Asia Bronze Hand & Sutra 17cm 7" Measures (Height) 17cm 7" An antique Khmer style hand from Cambodia. The hand holds a Sutra. A sutra refers to an aphorism a memorable expression of a general truth or principle. Sutras are a genre of ancient ad medieval texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The Sutra displays an open third eye, signifying perpetual readiness for battle against evil. The hand is mounted on