A rare bronze figure of Buddha

GANDHARA, 6TH CENTURY

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A rare bronze figure of Buddha
Gandhara, 6th century
Standing on a round base with both hands lowered, wearing a sanghati over a long thin dhoti, the face with clearly cast eyes flanked by long earlobes, all backed by an elongated flaming mandala with punchwork on the border
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Isao Kurita Collection, Japan, acquired in 1985

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Lot Essay

In the Gandharan context, bronzes are comparatively rare and of small size. Generally they are attributed to the later phase and other known examples typically display a characteristic radiating mandorla, see D. Klimburg Salter, The Silk Route and the Diamond Path, 1982, p. 92, pl. 3. The plain treatment of the halo and tightly fitting garment display influence from Gupta period India and would likely place this among the earliest prototypes.

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