antique khmer style angkor wat bronze standing apsara or angel 56cm 22 quot Meditation adorned with intricate jewelry and

adorned with intricate jewelry and garments

while another hand offers a bowl of sweetmeats

In Buddhist tradition

the ornamentation reflects a perfect mastery of sculpting and fluidity

In his hands he holds a alms bowl demonstrating the charity and generosity of the Buddha

antique khmer style angkor wat bronze standing apsara or angel 56cm 22 quot Meditation adorned with intricate jewelry andAntique Khmer style Angkor Wat Bronze Standing Apsara or Angel 56cm 22" Measurements H56cm 22" An antique Khmer style bronze Apsara or Heavenly angel in the Angkor Wat style. The Apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology a 'celestial nymph' or maiden'. Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. They are often the wives of the Gandharvas,