✴️Only on Mercari 【There are many fraudulent sites illegally reprinting this listing. They are all "fraudulent businesses." As a countermeasure, there are fewer images】 Sale price ✴︎ ¥1,578,000- Decoration of the Angkor Shrine, Antefix This is an extremely good piece among Antefixes. Generally called a roof decoration, but often used as a pillar or lintel decoration within the shrine. It is the perfect size to place next to cultural assets. ◽️Thai・Cambodia / Angkor・World Heritage Sandstone / Sandstone 12th〜13th century / Late 12th to 13th century ✴︎Appraised by Art Dealers in N.Y., Bangkok, and JAPAN Height / 26cm Height including base / 30cm Base width / 26.4cm ✴️In the Musée Guimet in France, the honorific "Indra" is used, and in the national museums of Thailand and Cambodia, "Dvarapala" is used. Indra is the god of war in ancient Indian mythology, and in Buddhism, he became the god Taishakuten, one of the gods who protect Buddhism. On the other hand, Dvarapala means "gate" or "door" in Sanskrit, and "pāla" means "protector." In Khmer and Thai, it is used as the name for "gatekeepers" placed at the entrance of temples and buildings. In Japan, they are the Nio statues (Kongō Rikishi statues). ✴️Because the original location was a shrine, there are very few genuine ones in good condition due to the tropical rainforest climate. In local antique shops, there are many stone lumps with the surface of the face worn away, and no artistic value. ✴️This is one of the stone statues purchased from an Art Dealer in recent years (after 2000), selected and brought back from Boston. ✴️Attached is an Antefix from the 12th-13th century housed in the Musée Guimet. ✴️Stone statues seen on eBay in the US (priced at 3000-10000 EUR) and Yahoo! Auctions are often described as being from the 10th-13th century, but most are from the 19th-20th century. Please be aware.