A HIGH CONTENT SILVER BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AKYAMUNI, standing in samabhanga on a small rectangular base with a long vertical pin, both hands in vitarkamudra, wearing uttarasangha covering both shoulders, the face with raised arched eyebrows, broad nose, pouting lips, pierced elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, partly green and red patina, Central Thailand, Dvaravati style, 8th/9th Century

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A HIGH CONTENT SILVER BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA AKYAMUNI, standing in samabhanga on a small rectangular base with a long vertical pin, both hands in vitarkamudra, wearing uttarasangha covering both shoulders, the face with raised arched eyebrows, broad nose, pouting lips, pierced elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, partly green and red patina, Central Thailand, Dvaravati style, 8th/9th Century
21.5 cm high excluding pin (most fingers and his left earlobe broken)

Lot Essay

The image shows the same type of iconography as seen in lot 55. However the body is relatively slender, recalling the 9th century phase of the Dvaravati-style. In spite of its frontal pose and the heavy accent on symmetry, the figure looks elegant and mobile. The facial features, sensitively modelled, displays a meditative and gentle look.

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