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Kneeling Female Figure

second half of the 11th century
Not on view
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

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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