KASHMIR, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

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A Bronze Figure of Amitayus
Kashmir, circa 15th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a stepped plinth holding the kalasa, wearing a dhoti finely incised with parallel folds and a flaring scarf wrapped around his arms, his face with a serene expression with copper lips and silver inlaid eyes, with an elaborate foliate tiara above a hairline of curls and braided hair at the back, the base flanked by two attendants at the corners centered by a lion emerging from the stylized rocks
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The two symmetrically rendered attendants on the rockwork base are an exceptional feature. The folds of the robes are rendered in a highly stylized manner, cf. a 9th century bronze figure of Vairocana formerly in the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, pl. 11G. The present piece, crisply executed and somewhat formalized, possibly represents a later revival, and a tentative later dating is therefore suggested.

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