13th century bayon khmer buddha head sculpture - genuine article

David Christensen david@royalsiam.asia

Buddha Head Sculpture (Stone)

Khmer (Cambodia) Origin, Bayon (Angkor Wat) est 13 th Century AD.

Condition: Excellent

Current Owner and Provenance The current owner is David D Christensen, Australian citizen (Passport Number E3087553) and

resident of Thailand.

Mr Christensen is Managing Director of

Royal Siam Natural Health and Beauty

(www.royalsiam.asia) and prior to this held

regional responsibilities in Asia Pacific as a

Vice President for American Express

(www.americanexpress.com), Vice

President for Carlson Wagonlit

(www.cwt.com), Partner for Gravitas

Partnership (www.gravitaspartnership) and

General Manager for AXA Asia Pacific

(www.axa.com).

His home address in Australia is

8 Westminster Close Blackburn South Vic 3130 Australia Mr Christensen purchased the item in 2002

from a respected antiquities dealer in

Singapore, Eastern Discoveries.

David Christensen david@royalsiam.asia

Eastern Discoveries Eastern Antiquities (http://www.eastern-

discoveries.com/) of Singapore is a long

established and respected dealer in fine art

and antiquities from the South East Asian

region.

They source and provide fine art pieces for

private collectors across the world as well as

an elite selection of corporate clients.

Confirmation of Authenticity In 2013 the sculpture was viewed and

confirmed as being genuine by the owner of

Galerie Mauhot in Bangkok, specialists in Khmer antiquities.

Personal Statement by the Owner I confirm the above mentioned piece was purchased by

me from Eastern Antiquities of Singapore in 2002, and it

has been in my possession since that time – firstly in

Hong Kong where I was living from mid 2002, then in

Melbourne, and now in Bangkok.

David Christensen

Bangkok

30 January 2013

David Christensen david@royalsiam.asia

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