A GRANITE BUST OF AVALOKITESHVARA
A GRANITE BUST OF AVALOKITESHVARA

INDONESIA, CENTRAL JAVA, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY

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A GRANITE BUST OF AVALOKITESHVARA
INDONESIA, CENTRAL JAVA, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY
The face with wide gentle smile and downcast eyes flanked by foliate earrings and surmounted by a low diadem, the hair arranged in a tall flat chignon and fronted by a diminutive image of Amitabha, with a lotus blossoming at the shoulder
14 ¼ in. (36.1 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Zürich, acquired by 1982
Literature
Sammlungen Hans und Walter Bechtler, Kunsthaus, Zurich, August - October 1982, p. 17.
Sale room notice
This Lot is Withdrawn.

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