Lot Essay
Formerly on loan to the Denver Art Museum, Colorado, 1977-1983
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Property of a Private European Gentleman
A buff sandstone figure of Buddha Muchalinda
INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH, GUPTA PERIOD, 5TH/6TH CENTURY
Details
A buff sandstone figure of Buddha Muchalinda
India, Madhya Pradesh, Gupta period, 5th/6th century
Standing with his hand raised in abhayamudra, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with the sacred thread and various jewelry, the face with full lips and downcast eyes surmounted by an elaborate headdress, backed by the seven-hooded Muchalinda
33 in. (83.8 cm.) high
India, Madhya Pradesh, Gupta period, 5th/6th century
Standing with his hand raised in abhayamudra, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with the sacred thread and various jewelry, the face with full lips and downcast eyes surmounted by an elaborate headdress, backed by the seven-hooded Muchalinda
33 in. (83.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977
Sotheby's New York, 5 October 1990, lot 7
Sotheby's New York, 5 October 1990, lot 7
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