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A rare sandstone lingam,symbol of Lord Shiva,welth and fertility.Founf in the Tonlé Sap Lake,close to Angkor Vat Temple in the 80's.

Material: stone
Date: 6-10th century
Origin: Cambodia
Condition: good, very nice ancient patina, it has been cleaned from the centuries deposits, see photos.Beautiful item!!!
Size: H : 104 mm , W : 48 mm
Shipping as registered mail-pack with insurance.

Provenance: 
From the collection of the former Unesco employee in Cambodia,Acquisition by Dr.Zelnik in Paris mid 90's .

The Supplier warrants that is has obtained this lot in a legal manner. This lot comes from the collection of Dr. István Zelnik. 
Dr.István Zelnik, former high ranking diplomat, researcher, founder of the "Zelnik István Southeast Asian Goldmuseum" and the "Southeast Asian Research Institute" has collected in the past more than 53 years the largest Asian Private Collection in Europe.
With more than 70.000 pieces of art objects including porcelain, faience, ivory, bronze, wood, silver,gold gemstone,etc. -this collection is unique in the world. 

10 very presentative albums are published presenting different parts of his treasures:
- The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Goldmuseum
- Gold Masks of Asia
- Gold Treasures of the Cham Kingdoms , Vol . 1
- The Ca Mau Shipwreck Porcelain Vol.1
- Gold Treasures of the Cham Kingdoms, Vol. 2
- The Ca Mau Shipwreck Porcelain , Vol. 2
- The Burmese Gemstone Amulets and Talismans - Zoomorphic
- The Burmese Gemstone Amulets and Talismans- Antropomorphic
- Silk of the Gods - Khmer Silk
- The Burmese Gemsotne Pectoral Beads

Important information.
The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot.
The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged.
The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days




Khmer Empire, 6th/10th century  - South China

Pre-Angkor sandstone linga,symbol of Lord Shiva, welth and fertility -  104 mm x 48 mm

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Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D.)

Khmer Empire (Cambodia) (802-1432)

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18 kt.

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