Seated in dhyanasana on a cushion over a square base, hands folded in his lap, wearing a dhoti and a sash around the torso, both embellished with a pattern in gold, adorned with multiple bracelets, necklace, and earrings, the face with serene expression and incised urna, the hair drawn up into a high chignon and secured with a foliate crown by billowing ribbons, the base perforated on each side and with lions in the front corners, the back of the figure also detailed 4¾ in. (12.2 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Amitayus
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 10th/11th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 167
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from the Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth
- Price realised : USD 73,000
- Estimate : USD 25,000 - USD 35,000
- Provenance : Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977