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A RARE KHMER SANDSTONE INSCRIBED STELE, BAPHUON PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY
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09月10日 下午5点 开拍 / 09月08日 下午3点 截止委托
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A RARE KHMER SANDSTONE INSCRIBED STELE, BAPHUON PERIOD, 11TH CENTURY
This lot is a museum deaccession and is therefore offered without reserve

Khmer Empire. The rectangular panel supported on a slightly flaring base and topped by a foliate arch, finely carved to the center with a squatting male deity wearing a pleated sampot, surrounded by inscriptions in Khmer script.

Provenance: Galerie Hardt (established in 1976), Radevormwald, Germany, before 2020. Acquired by the gallery’s founder Peter Hardt (b. 1946) during his extensive travels in Asia, the first of which occurred during a formative world tour in 1973. Throughout his storied career, Peter Kienzle-Hardt organized countless exhibitions and participated in major international art fairs. He made many important contacts during this time and eventually met the Kienzle siblings, who shared his passion for Asian art and culture. A strong bond and deep friendship developed, ultimately leading to the creation of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst decades later in 2014. While the museum’s permanent exhibition predominantly comprised pieces from the Kienzle Family Collection, Peter Kienzle-Hardt supplemented it with objects from his own collection. Before his death in 2019, Horst Kienzle bequeathed his entire property to Peter and legally adopted him as his son, who has been using the name Peter Kienzle-Hardt ever since.
Condition: Very good condition with wear, obvious losses, small cracks, signs of weathering and erosion, small nicks, few chips, encrustations. Most of the inscription is preserved well.

Dimensions: Height 55 cm (excl. stand), 65.5 cm (incl. stand)

With an associated wood stand. (2)

Inscriptions on steles constitute an important aspect of the epigraphy of Cambodia. Both Sanskrit and Khmer inscriptions coexisted until the 13th century, after which Sanskrit was no longer used.

Cambodian inscriptions are generally of a mystical and religious nature, recording meritorious actions or pious works. The Sanskrit alphabet was introduced from South India during the Chalukya-Pallava period (8th Century), later evolving into the elegant calligraphic Kamvujaksara script that emerged during the late 9th century. It is characterized by a simple and clear form of letters, harmonious in its proportions and spacing, with liberal use of gracefully curved lines to enhance the overall aesthetic effect; for a further discussion, see Saveros Pou, 'Khmer Epigraphy,' in Helen Jessup and Thierry Zéphir, Sculpture of Angkor and Ancient Cambodia, 1997, pp. 53-61.

The present stele is among the relatively few examples of steles including a sculptural element, either of Hindu or Buddhist content, and that may or may not be related to the actual context; see for example an 11th century stele from Palhal in the National Museum of Cambodia, illustrated ibid., cat. no. 61, p. 247.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 5 November 2009, lot 58
Price: GBP 10,800 or approx. EUR 23,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Khmer sandstone inscribed stele, Cambodia, Baphuon period, 11th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar squatting male deity. Note the size (77.5 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 12 October 2004, lot 169
Price: EUR 53,775 or approx. EUR 86,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A rare Khmer, Baphuon style, inscribed sandstone stele, 11th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar squatting male deity. Note the size (102 cm).

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