A gilt copper figure of Buddha
Nepal, 13th/14th century
Seated in Dhyanasana on a double-lotus base with his hands in Bhumisparsamudra, clad in a sheer Sangati with the folds arranged below the ankles, the face with an aquiline nose and elongated downcast eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in curls over the Ushnisha and topped with a knop 3¾ in. (9.6 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt copper figure of Buddha
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt - Copper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 13th/14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 294
- Price realised : USD 10,000
- Estimate : USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
- Provenance : Private collection, New York, acquired in New York from William H. Wolff, early 1970s