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LATE 10TH CENTURY
Details
A Khmer, Banteay Srei style, bronze figure of a bodhisattva
late 10th century
Standing in samabhanga on a rectangular base, both principle hands in varadamudra, both others formerly holding an attribute, wearing vertical striated sampot secured by a belt, naked upper body with incised belly-button, his face with serene expression, ridged eyebrows above slit eyes, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and hairdress combed in a cylindrical chignon secured by a ribbon, green patina
21 cm (8 1/4 in) high (excluding pin)
late 10th century
Standing in samabhanga on a rectangular base, both principle hands in varadamudra, both others formerly holding an attribute, wearing vertical striated sampot secured by a belt, naked upper body with incised belly-button, his face with serene expression, ridged eyebrows above slit eyes, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and hairdress combed in a cylindrical chignon secured by a ribbon, green patina
21 cm (8 1/4 in) high (excluding pin)
Provenance
Spink and Son Ltd, London 1989
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