A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Nepal, Khasamalla, 13th/14th century
Seated on a double-lotus blossom with his hands in Bhumisparsamudra, wearing a diaphanous Sanghati with beaded patterned hems and neatly arranged folds under the ankles, the wide face with elongated eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in tight curls over the Ushnisha and topped with a knop, the base sealed with a double-vajra
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : KHASAMALLA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 99
- Price realised : USD 43,750
- Estimate : USD 40,000 - USD 60,000
- Provenance : Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1968