EXTRÉMITÉ DE PALANQUIN EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ REPRÉSENTANT GARUDACambodge, style du Bayon, fin du XIIe/début XIIIe siècle A GILT COPPER ALLOY GARUDA PALANQUIN FINIAL Cambodia, Bayon style, late 12th/early 13th century At the base two opposing heads of Kala supporting the body of Garuda with its humanoid bust surmounted by a head of bird of prey with a hooked beak, bulging eyes highlighted by strong eyebrows and a halo of wings around the main body, stand. 21.5cm (8 1/2in) high. (2). Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired in the 1950's-1970's Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) Still with remains of gilding, this superbly detailed casting represents the adaption of Garuda, a central figure within Hindu mythology and the animal-vehicle ( vâharana ) of Vishnu. For further discussion of the increasing important role of Garuda within the context of late Bayon sculpture see P.D.Sharrock, 'Garuda, Vajrapani and religious change in Jayavarman VII's Angkor', Journal of Southeast Asian Studies , vol.40, no.1, Feb. 2009, pp.111. Theplexity and attention to detail at the front and back to create the abstract wings and feather is characteristic of the style of the Bayon,pare with another in S.E.Lee, The sculpture of Cambodia , Asia House Gallery, New York, 1969, p.96, no.57 and another in the Minneapolis Institute of Art (70.11) and Norton Simon Museum of Art (M.1974.16.08). 柬埔寨 巴戎寺風格 十二世紀末/十三世紀初 鎏金銅迦樓羅式轎飾 來源： 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏，得自二十世紀五十至七十年代 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏