Lot Essay
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7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
a thai, si theb style, gold figurine of buddha sakyamuni
7th/8th century
Standing in samabhanga on a circular base, his right hand in abhayamudra, the left in varadamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha
3.8 cm high
7th/8th century
Standing in samabhanga on a circular base, his right hand in abhayamudra, the left in varadamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha
3.8 cm high
Provenance
Frank Sternberg A.G., Gold of Asia: Ancient to Tribal, Zurich, 9 November 1995, Lot 92
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