vishnu statue antique phnom da style khmer standing sandstone vishnu torso 43cm 17 quot Deity representing the Wheel of Dharma

representing the Wheel of Dharma and

meditation or an antidote to desire

An antique pre-Angkor seventh century Phnom Da style Khmer sandstone Vishnu torso

The ancient temples of the Khmer Empire

The Garuda is cast in classic Indonesian Majapahit style

vishnu statue antique phnom da style khmer standing sandstone vishnu torso 43cm 17 quot Deity representing the Wheel of DharmaAntique Phnom Da Style Mounted Sandstone Vishnu Torso 43cm 17" Measurements Height 43cm 17" An antique pre Angkor seventh century Phnom Da style Khmer sandstone Vishnu torso, the Indic deity of creation. The divine Hindu preserver and protector of human life, a role that provided natural analogies with earthly kingship for the Khmer. The Vishnu is stood samabhanga, wearing a cylindrical miter on his head. One row of curls emerges from under the miter