a burmese, pyu style, repousse gold plaque depicting buddha shakyamuni
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a burmese, pyu style, repousse gold plaque depicting buddha shakyamuni

CIRCA 9TH CENTURY

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a burmese, pyu style, repousse gold plaque depicting buddha shakyamuni
circa 9th century
The embossed plaque with the standing Buddha Shakyamuni, both hands clasped in front of his abdomen, wearing samghati, his face with downcast eyes, urna, arched eyebrows, broad nose and lips, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, the latter surmounted by a conical shaped finial
48 cm high
Provenance
Habsburg, Feldman, Gold: Important Ancient and Ethnic Jewellery and Works of Art in Precious Metal, Geneva, Monday 14 May 1990, lot 83
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