A LARGE SILVER REPOUSSE FIGURE OF UMA, CHAM PERIOD Vietnam, former kingdoms of Champa, 13^th-16^th century. Standing in samabhanga atop a double lotus base with beaded edges, holding in her hands a jewel and a small vessel, wearing a finely incised pleated sampot with pendent ornaments repeated on the necklace above her voluptuous breasts, the wide face with almond-shaped eyes, the pupils inlaid with amethyst, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair secured by a tiara centered by an inlaid garnet.

Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Condition: Very good condition with some old wear, small dents, possibly a minor loss to the attribute held in the right hand, the silver tarnished in some small areas, few minuscule nicks here and there, occasional light scratches, encrustations.

Weight: 1,090 g
Dimensions: Height 47 cm