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NEPAL, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Details
A copper figure of Buddha
Nepal, 10th/11th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular throne with vajra at front, with the hands in dhyana- and bhumisparshamudra, wearing a closely fitting sanghati, the face with prominent ushnisha, backed by a halo and a flaming torana
7¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high
Nepal, 10th/11th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a rectangular throne with vajra at front, with the hands in dhyana- and bhumisparshamudra, wearing a closely fitting sanghati, the face with prominent ushnisha, backed by a halo and a flaming torana
7¾ in. (19.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Neustatter, Los Angeles, before 1974
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from Sotheby's, New York, March 2000, lot 42
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired from Sotheby's, New York, March 2000, lot 42
Literature
P. Pal, The Arts of Nepal, 1974, plate 184
P. Pal, Nepal: Where the Gods are Young, 1976, p. 31, fig. 8
U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 326, fig 85B
P. Pal, Nepal: Where the Gods are Young, 1976, p. 31, fig. 8
U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, p. 326, fig 85B