guardian statue antique khmer bronze koh ker style yaksha temple guardian 56cm 22 Hand highlighting the wealth and beauty

highlighting the wealth and beauty associated with celestial beings

The husband of Lakshmi

Antique Thai Style Ayutthaya Standing Bronze Thoughtful Buddha Statue - 99cm/40"

His left hand holds gems wrapped in a lotus leaf

indicating that they originate from the Kingdom of Chanasa in Khorat

guardian statue antique khmer bronze koh ker style yaksha temple guardian 56cm 22 Hand highlighting the wealth and beautyAntique Khmer Bronze Mounted Koh Ker Style Yaksha Temple Guardian 55cm 22" Measures (Height) 55cm 22" An antique Khmer style bronze Yaksha or Guardian in 10th century Koh Ker style. The Yakshas are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist texts, as well as ancient and medieval era