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Property from the Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth
A rare gilt bronze figure of Padmapani
THAILAND, SHRIVIJAYA, 9TH CENTURY
Details
A rare gilt bronze figure of Padmapani
Thailand, Shrivijaya, 9th century
Seated in lalitasana on a raised double-lotus base with his right hand in the gesture of charity, wearing a long dhoti and a sash wrapped around his legs, armlets and pendent jewels, his face with a benign expression with his hair arranged in three matted strands, richly gilt
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
Thailand, Shrivijaya, 9th century
Seated in lalitasana on a raised double-lotus base with his right hand in the gesture of charity, wearing a long dhoti and a sash wrapped around his legs, armlets and pendent jewels, his face with a benign expression with his hair arranged in three matted strands, richly gilt
4¾ in. (12 cm.) high
Provenance
Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977