Cham Deified King, late 10th C CE

Description

Sandstone Deified King, late 10th C CE, now in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From the sculpture's description on artsmia.org: *'This sandstone image of a deified king relates stylistically to sculpture found at ancient temple complexes like those at My Son and Dong Duong, south of Da Nang in Vietnam’s central highlands. It is a rare and classic example of Cham sculpture, a product of Champa, an Indianized kingdom that flourished in South Vietnam between the third and fifteenth centuries... Sitting in a yogic posture (satvaparyankasava), the deified king holds lotus flowers in his outstretched hands, emphasizing his spiritual rather than martial power.'* More information about the sculpture here: https://collections.artsmia.org/art/67498/deified-king-cham