Lot 55
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A Bronze Figure of Buddha
Property from the Collection of Dorothy and Frank Neustatter
A Bronze Figure of Buddha

THAILAND, 9TH/10TH CENTURY

Details
A Bronze Figure of Buddha
Thailand, 9th/10th Century
Seated in dhyanasana with finely modeled body and attenuated waistline, the face with a benign expression surmounted by a tripartite crown
5 in. (12.6 cm.) high
Provenance
J.J. Klejman, New York, acquired on 12 April 1973 ($1,000)

Lot Essay

This figure is very closely related to Pala dynasty prototypes from Kurkihar, but the treatment of the jewelry and modeling of the torso support an attribution to Thailand during the Srivijayan Kingdom; cf. a Kurkihar figure of Akshobya in U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, cat. no. 64.

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