A rare and important sandstone figure of Uma, Khmer, Baphuon style 11-12 century Finely carved with bare torso, the sampot (body garment) gracefully rendered and tied below the abdomen. Mounted on a fitted stand. Provenance: private collection New Zealand. Originally acquired in 1972 by a New Zealand army officer working in Cambodia as part of a peace keeping force during the civil war. Another piece from the same collection sold at auction in Sydney, Australia in April 2008 at Guy Earl Smith East Australian Consolidated Khmer sculpture and antiquities auction Lot 30. Height 103 cm