Architectural fragment. Xth century, Trà Kiêu style. Sandstone. H. 48.2.cm, W 41.9 cm, D. 15.2 cm. Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. The Avery Brundage Collection. B70S9.

This flying figure, seemingly inspired by the art of India, is shown bearing a flo­wer, a gift in honor of a now missing deity who was the focus of the sculpture. The features and the three tiered headgear, similar to the one in Fig. 7, place this archi­tectural fragment in the Xth century Trà Kiêu style.

"Some Remarkable Cham sculptures in American Museums" Natasha Eilenberg, Robert L. Brown

 

 

 

Article de "La Lettre de la SACHA" n°6, décember 1999, page 7.