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THAILAND, MON DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE BUST OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
THAILAND, MON DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
Shown with the left hand raised in abhayamudra, the sheer sanghati draped over both shoulders revealing the form of the body beneath, the face with full lips and curved brow flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in snailshell curls over the ushnisha, which is topped with a knop
15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm.) high
THAILAND, MON DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
Shown with the left hand raised in abhayamudra, the sheer sanghati draped over both shoulders revealing the form of the body beneath, the face with full lips and curved brow flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in snailshell curls over the ushnisha, which is topped with a knop
15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1983.
Literature
P. Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, 1997, pp. 102 and 299, cat. no. 125.
Exhibited
On loan to The Art Institute of Chicago, 1983-2010 (485.1983).
The Art Institute of Chicago, “A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,” 2 August-26 October 1997, cat. no. 125.
The Art Institute of Chicago, “A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection,” 2 August-26 October 1997, cat. no. 125.
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