A Bronze Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni

NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY

Details

A Bronze Figure of Buddha Shakyamuni
Northeastern India, Pala Period, 12th Century
Very finely modeled seated on a cushion with incised roundels
5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1972.

Literature

A. Headington, 'Private World of a Prince: Oriental flair in a Paris apartment,' Connoisseur, July 1988, p. 51, illustrated.

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