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VIETNAM, KINGDOM OF CHAMPA 10th CENTURY Small head of a divinity in carved sandstone H. 14.3 cm PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Laurent Joseph Gaide (1870-1960), Inspector General, Director of Health Services in Indochina.

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VIETNAM, KINGDOM OF CHAMPA 10th CENTURY

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Trà Kieu style Lakshmi; Vietnam, Champa civilization, 10th century. Sedimentary rock. Attached certificate of authenticity from the specialist Ha Thuc Can. Measurements: 65 x 39 x 26 cm. Sculpture carved in sedimentary rock representing Lakshmi, sitting with her legs crossed and her hands on her knees, her torso naked and her eyes closed in a praying attitude. The piece has not been worked in the back area, a feature that indicates that it was conceived to be seen from the front. As for the carving, the voluptuousness of the forms stands out. Lakshmi is one of the main goddesses of Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity and is associated with Maya. Together with Parvati and Saraswati, she forms the Tridevi of Hindu goddesses. Lakshmi is both the consort and the divine energy (shakti) of the Hindu god Vishnu, the Supreme Being of Vaishnavism; She is also the Supreme Goddess in the sect and helps Vishnu to create, protect and transform the universe. Whenever Vishnu descended to Earth as an avatar, Lakshmi accompanied him as a consort, for example, as Sita and Radha or Rukmini as consorts of the avatars of Vishnu, Rama and Krishna, respectively.Trà Kieu was the first capital of the Hindu kingdom of Champa, then called Simhapura, between the 4th and 8th centuries AD. Nothing remains of the ancient city today, except for the rectangular walls. Although the Cham monuments of Trà Kieu, in Quang Nam province, have been destroyed, several magnificent pieces of sculpture associated with the site are still preserved in museums. Attached certificate of authenticity from specialist Ha Thuc Can.