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8TH/9TH CENTURY
Details
two thai, dvaravati style, silver figures of buddha shakyamuni and perhaps a bodhisattva
8th/9th century
Buddha Shakyamuni is seated in virasana, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha; and the Bodhisattva seated in virasana, both hands in anjalimudra, wearing sampot, bejewelled, his face with ridged eyebrows, elongated earlobes with ear rings, tiara in front of a high conical shaped headdress
8.5 and 8.2 cm high (2)
8th/9th century
Buddha Shakyamuni is seated in virasana, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha; and the Bodhisattva seated in virasana, both hands in anjalimudra, wearing sampot, bejewelled, his face with ridged eyebrows, elongated earlobes with ear rings, tiara in front of a high conical shaped headdress
8.5 and 8.2 cm high (2)
Provenance
Habsburg, Feldman, Gold: Important Ancient and Ethnic Jewellery and Works of Art in Precious Metal, Geneva, Monday 14 May 1990, lot 91 and 92
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