PAIRE DE CROCHETS DE PALANQUIN EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE Cambodge, style dAngkor Vat, XIIe siècl...

PAIRE DE CROCHETS DE PALANQUIN EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE Cambodge, style d'Angkor Vat, XIIe siècle A PAIR OF COPPER ALLOY PALANQUIN FINIALS Cambodia, Angkor Wat style, 12th century The present example is unusual with the relatively simple stepped cylindrical collar with chased stylised motifs supports a waisted square sectional element with floral and zoomorphic figures over a broad hook with a three-headed naga terminal, stands. 22cm (8 5/8in) high. (4). Footnotes: Provenance: Christie's Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 368 Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021), acquired at the above sale At the height of the Khmer Empire (802–1437 CE), royalty and aristocracy travelled in handheld carriages, or palanquins. The seat of a palanquin was slung from ropes attached to hooks like this. Hooks were used to support a bronze ring from which hung a seat, like a hammock or swing. A wooden pole would have passed through the hollow collar at the top and was carried on the shoulders of bearers. 柬埔寨 吳哥窟風格 十二世紀 銅轎吊鉤一對 來源： 巴黎佳士得，2010年12月15日，編號368 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏，得自上述拍賣 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com