2009.53 Seated figure in a niche

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION  
Dvarapalas are protective guardian figures in Khmer art. They avert evil from the building they guard.

Excerpt from
  • Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2003. 
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Cambodia (nation): TGN: 1000109
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sandstone: AAT: 300011376
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
Historical periods
Banteay Srei (Angkorean styles): AAT: 300120989
Individuals
Subject terms
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
niches: AAT: 300002704
crowns (headdresses): AAT: 300046020
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
foliation (pattern): AAT: 300165104
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
men (male humans): AAT: 300025928
protection: AAT: 300164923
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
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Until 2009: David T. Owsley

2009: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley 

The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift dated December 22, 2009, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
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General Description
 
Dvarapalas are protective guardian figures in Khmer art. They avert evil from the building they guard.

Excerpt from
  • Anne Bromberg, Label text, 2003. 
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
 
Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography 
Cambodia (nation): TGN: 1000109
Process/materials
sandstone: AAT: 300011376
sculpture: AAT: 300047090
Historical periods
Banteay Srei (Angkorean styles): AAT: 300120989
Individuals
Subject terms
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
niches: AAT: 300002704
crowns (headdresses): AAT: 300046020
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
foliation (pattern): AAT: 300165104
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
men (male humans): AAT: 300025928
protection: AAT: 300164923
sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
RELATED OBJECTS 
PROVENANCE 
Until 2009: David T. Owsley

2009: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of David T. Owsley 

The main source for this provenance is the Deed of Gift dated December 22, 2009, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
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sculpture: AAT: 300047090
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sitting (seated): AAT: 300263970
men: AAT: 300025928
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
earrings (jewelry): AAT: 300045998
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crowns (headdresses): AAT: 300046020
protection: AAT: 300164923
architectural ornament: AAT: 300378995
foliation (pattern): AAT: 300165104
sandstone: AAT: 300011376
Cambodia (nation): TGN: 1000109
niches: AAT: 300002704
Banteay Srei (Angkorean styles): AAT: 300120989
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