Sujet
Conch Shell with a Figure of Hevajra, 1100s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Conch Shell with a Figure of Hevajra, 1100s. A royal temple like Banteay Chhmar was built for performing rituals and to honor images of gods, Buddhas, and other sacred or enlightened beings for the sake of the kingdom?s protection and ongoing prosperity. Conch shells were blown at the start of rituals to make the sound corresponding to the syllable om . The dancing figure of Hevajra, a Buddhist being of enlightenment with eight heads, sixteen arms, and four legs, has been worked into the bronze embellishment of the shell. Hevajra was elevated to a prominent position in Khmer Buddhism of the Angkorian period as the standard figure denoting the practice of rituals prescribed in a text called the Hevajra-tantra . The tripod stand with three serpents is probably not original to the shell.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F76_162
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
67,5Mo (3,3Mo) / 32,5cm x 52,0cm / 3840 x 6144 (300dpi)