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NEPAL, CIRCA 7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
A Large Black Stone Figure of Buddha
Nepal, circa 7th/8th Century
Sensitively carved seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a diaphanous robe with incised neckline, his face in a serene meditative expression with downcast eyes flanked by long pendulous lobes, his hair arranged in tight curls and backed by an arched nimbus, the stone with a finely polished surface
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 7th/8th Century
Sensitively carved seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base with his hands in dhyana mudra, wearing a diaphanous robe with incised neckline, his face in a serene meditative expression with downcast eyes flanked by long pendulous lobes, his hair arranged in tight curls and backed by an arched nimbus, the stone with a finely polished surface
30 in. (76.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Spink & Son Ltd., London;
Alex Biancardi Collection, London and Sydney
Alex Biancardi Collection, London and Sydney