09 août 2014
Champa Kingdom collection in Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Reclining figure of Vishnu, Champa Kingdom, Viet Nam, 9th century-10th century, stone, 15.5 x 30.0 x 6.5 cm. Gift of James de Siun 1990, 243.1990. Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (C) Art Gallery of NewSouth Wales, Sydney
The kingdom of Champa occupied part of what is now central and south Vietnam from the sixth century. Successive waves of invaders - Chinese, Javanese and Vietnamese - destroyed much of the land over which the Champa kingdom held suzerainty until the... [Lire la suite]