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This figure, perhaps a Khmer queen, kneels in adoration, suggesting she was part of an ensemble venerating her deity. The pupils and brows are inlaid, perhaps with black glass.
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Title: Kneeling Female
Period: Angkor period, Khmer style of the Baphuon
Date: second half of the 11th century
Culture: Thailand or Cambodia
Medium: Bronze inlaid with silver, traces of gold
Dimensions: H. 17 in. (43.2 cm); W. (at knees) 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, by exchange, 1972
Accession Number: 1972.147
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