Torso of a goddess

Torso of a goddess

anonymous

Details

Dimensions
height 40.5 cm x width 16.1 cm x depth 8.5 cm
Origin
Cambodja
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

9 tags

Subject Matter

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    The image shows a truncated human body with breasts, abdomen, waist, hips, and partial legs.

  • Deities and Holy Figures Metadata · 84%

    The catalog title identifies the depicted figure as a goddess, although the surviving fragment lacks attributes for more specific identification.

  • Femininity Visual · 94%

    The exposed breasts, narrow waist, and rounded hips present a visibly feminized human form.

Visual Qualities

  • Linear Forms Visual · 88%

    Closely spaced vertical grooves define the garment, while curving incised lines describe the sash and its hanging folds.

Medium and Techniques

  • Sculpture Both · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the work as sculpture, and the image clearly shows a three-dimensional carved figure.

  • Carving Visual · 91%

    The solid figure has modeled three-dimensional form and incised garment details consistent with carving.

Time Periods

  • 1000 - 1400 CE Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog date range, 1050–1175, falls within the 1000–1400 CE period.

Geographic Regions

  • Southeast Asian Art Metadata · 82%

    The catalog identifies Cambodia as the place of origin, supporting a Southeast Asian geographic classification.

Materials

  • Stone Visual · 75%

    The gray-beige, matte, granular surface appears stone-like, though the supplied metadata does not specify the material.

Source & rights

anonymous. Torso of a goddess. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.