Kneeling Female Figure
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in December 2023. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.This figure, possibly a Khmer queen, kneels in adoration, suggesting she was part of an ensemble venerating her deity. The pupils and brows were originally inlaid, perhaps with black glass.
Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Thailand, 2023
Deaccessioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art for return to the Kingdom of Thailand, 2023
Artwork Details
- Title: Kneeling Female Figure
- Period: Angkor period, Khmer style of the Baphuon
- Date: second half of the 11th century
- Culture: Thailand
- Medium: Bronze inlaid with silver, traces of gold
- Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, by exchange, 1972
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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