ardhanarishvara statue antique angkor wat style khmer sandstone standing shiva parvati statue 117cm 48 Thai The Buddha's hands are held

The Buddha's hands are held up in the abhaya mudra

The Buddha is seated on a large pedestal the top of which has a lotus leaf motif

symbolising both order and vitality

The Vishnu is loose mounted on a wood base (later)

He is also tasked with protection against fires

ardhanarishvara statue antique angkor wat style khmer sandstone standing shiva parvati statue 117cm 48 Thai The Buddha's hands are heldArdhanarishvara Statue Antique Baphuon Style Khmer Sandstone Standing Shiva Parvati Statue 57cm 23" Measures (Height) 57cm 23" An antique Baphuon style stone Ardhanarishvara statue. This unusual sculpture represents Ardhanarishvara, the Hindu deity who is half Shiva and half Parvati, making the image half male and half female. The head has a roughly cylindrical jata (chignon), in the Baphuon style. The Shiva side, of the face, displays a narrow