Prajnaparamita, late 12th-early 13th century, 51 1/2 x 15 x 8 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Grey sandstone, Cambodia, 12th-13th century, The supple carving of bodily volumes lends this polished stone sculpture a levity and grace for which Khmer sculpture is renowned. It was likely created during the rule of King Jayavarman VII (reign c. 1181–1218), who identified himself with the Buddha and, in turn, equated his mother with Prajnaparamita, the mother of all Buddhas. He commissioned freestanding sculptures of the deity—the Goddess of Transcendent Wisdom—in the queen’s likeness

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