Checklist #6

Male Figure
Cambodia; Angkor period, Baphuon style, third quarter 11th century
Sandstone

The sculptor has carved the garments of this image, whose identity remains unknown, in great detail. The elegant vertical pleats of the sampot, a short skirt-like garment, are more numerous than those of earlier sculptures. Delicate eight-petaled flowers are incised into the excess folds on the left thigh, and jeweled pendants hang from the low-slung belt with its fine patterns that seem to represent metal rather than cloth. Both royalty and guardians wore belts such as this.

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