Medieval · Rijksmuseum · 200106521
Head of a deity with four faces
anonymous, Angkor, c. 1175 - c. 1250
Rijksmuseum · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam · AK-MAK-227 · Public Domain · Bruikleen van de Koninklijke Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst (aankoop École des Arts Cambodgiens, 1931) · Public domain
- Artist
- anonymous, Angkor
- Date
- c. 1175 - c. 1250
- Medium
- sandstone
- Dimensions
- height 35 cm × width 27 cm × depth 25 cm
- Era
- Medieval
Why it matters
This head, which once had four faces, comes from the large Buddhist temple of Ta Prohm at Angkor. It perhaps represents Prajnaparamita, the Buddhist goddess of wisdom, rather than a male deity or bodhisattva. This is suggested by the female features on the three surviving faces.