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Lot Essay
Nalanda flourished as a principal Buddhist center and university during the Pala period and was a primary site for the production of bronzes reaching a high point during the 9th century. The relative scarcity of remaining examples can be explained by the intrinsic value of the material itself, which may have resulted in the melting down of old sculptures for the production of new ones.
By the 9th century, a mature and highly refined style was achieved that served as a defining prototype for later developments in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia; for a stylistically closely related figure of Avalokiteshvara, with corresponding base, see S. Huntington, The "Pala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture, 1984, fig. 164.
By the 9th century, a mature and highly refined style was achieved that served as a defining prototype for later developments in the Himalayas and Southeast Asia; for a stylistically closely related figure of Avalokiteshvara, with corresponding base, see S. Huntington, The "Pala-Sena" Schools of Sculpture, 1984, fig. 164.