Rare sandstone divinity head, Vietnam, Champa, Tra Kieu style, 10th century This charming head is to be compared with the famous Tra Kieu pedestal, preserved in the Da Nang Museum in Vietnam, which features on each side an apsara and a musician whose faces show a certain gentleness of expression and the same characteristics: three-flowered tiara, raised eyebrows in the form of a brace, half-closed eyes, slight smile, dimple. Height: 14 cm Damage, missing parts, erosion. Provenance: Acquired before the end of the 1950s in Vietnam by the current owner's aunt. Bibliography: Exhibition catalog, Le Musée de sculpture Cam de Da Nang, AFAO 1997, cat. 109 and 109 bis.