拍品專文
Compare a slightly larger example sold at Christie's New York, 17 September 1999, lot 250.
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THAILAND, LOPBURI, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
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A Bronze Shrine of Buddha
Thailand, Lopburi, 12th/13th Century
The figure finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a shaped plinth, the face with a benign expression with downcast eyes and a multi-tipped crown, with a stepped openwork base centered by kirttimukha flanked by mythical lions, the separately cast backplate with an arched flaming mandorla centered by a further kirttimukha issuing stems of lotus buds, forming an arched mandorla above with a flaming border, covered overall with a silvery green patina
16¼ in. (41.4 cm.) high
Thailand, Lopburi, 12th/13th Century
The figure finely cast seated in dhyanasana on a shaped plinth, the face with a benign expression with downcast eyes and a multi-tipped crown, with a stepped openwork base centered by kirttimukha flanked by mythical lions, the separately cast backplate with an arched flaming mandorla centered by a further kirttimukha issuing stems of lotus buds, forming an arched mandorla above with a flaming border, covered overall with a silvery green patina
16¼ in. (41.4 cm.) high