Lot Essay
For a comparable example with similar linear treatment of the flamed halo, see P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey, 1997, p. 109, cat. no. 133.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
A black stone stele of seated Buddha
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, CIRCA 10TH CENTURY
Details
A black stone stele of seated Buddha
Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th Century
Carved with Buddha at center seated in dhyanasana over a lotus throne with his hands in bhumisparsamudra, clad in a tight-fitting sanghati draped over the left shoulder, the face with downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in curls over the ushnisha, backed by a nimbus with flaming rim and incised with the Buddhist creed, flanked by a pair of bodhisattvas seated in niches, with rearing lions on either side and two more seated lions below the throne
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala period, circa 10th Century
Carved with Buddha at center seated in dhyanasana over a lotus throne with his hands in bhumisparsamudra, clad in a tight-fitting sanghati draped over the left shoulder, the face with downcast eyes centered by a raised urna, the hair in curls over the ushnisha, backed by a nimbus with flaming rim and incised with the Buddhist creed, flanked by a pair of bodhisattvas seated in niches, with rearing lions on either side and two more seated lions below the throne
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York, 1998
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