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NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 10TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Manjushri
Northeastern India, Pala period, 10th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus throne, holding a book before his heart and wielding his sword, wearing a wide incised belt and thin scarf, the face with hair drawn into a high chignon inlaid with a hardstone
4 in. (10.3 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala period, 10th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus throne, holding a book before his heart and wielding his sword, wearing a wide incised belt and thin scarf, the face with hair drawn into a high chignon inlaid with a hardstone
4 in. (10.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Jan Miogg, Sweden, 1970s-80s
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Stuttgart, 2001
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in Stuttgart, 2001
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66736