A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA Nepal, 11th Century
the deity seated in meditation, adorned with pendant jewelry, serpentine armlets, and floret earrings, wearing a tripartite headdress and a high Jatamukata; traces of polychrome in recessed areas
Height: 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm)
Height: 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm)
Details
- Title : A BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITABHA Nepal, 11th Century
- Year : 11th Century
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Dimension : Height: 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm)
- Accession No : LOT 1017
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Culture : Buddhism
- Collection : Sotheby’s
- Status : SOLD AT: INDIAN, HIMALAYAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN WORKS OF ART 22 MARCH 2018 | 2:00 PM EDT NEW YORK
- ESTIMATE : 40,000 — 60,000 USD
- LOT SOLD : 43,750 USD
- PROVENANCE : Collection of the late Mr. Julian Elias, London, circa 1960s.