A rare bronze figure of a four-armed deity

CHAM, CIRCA 7TH CENTURY

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A rare bronze figure of a four-armed deity
Cham, circa 7th century
Wearing a short dhoti, the face with downcast, eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in a cylindrical chignon centered by Amitabha
9½ in. (24 cm.) high

來源

Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977

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This very rare and unusual bronze bears a graceful outline contrasting with strong angular features. No other bronzes of this type appear to be recorded; compare with stone sculpture in J. Boisselier, La Statuaire du Champa, 1963, figs. 19 and 22.