拍品 193
193
A bronze finial of two dancing dakinis
A bronze finial of two dancing dakinis

KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAYON STYLE, LATE 12TH/EARLY 13TH CENTURY

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A bronze finial of two dancing dakinis
Khmer, Angkor period, Bayon style, late 12th/early 13th Century
Expressively cast dancing on a lotus branch, wearing flaring sarongs and tall multi-tipped headdresses, with an attractive silvery gray patina mottled with green and blue
8 in. (21.5 cm.) high

拍品專文

This bronze finial likely formed part of a Mahayanist Buddhist grouping, mounted to a larger stem or column, cf. J. Boisselier, Le Camboge, 1966, pl. LVIII.1. Compare with two similar examples in: Spink, A Divine Art, 1997, cat. nos. 21 and 22.