Lot 420
420
A bronze figure of Buddha
This lot is offered without reserve. PROPERTY FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
A bronze figure of Buddha

THAILAND, PRAKON CHAI STYLE, 7TH/8TH CENTURY

Details
A bronze figure of Buddha
Thailand, Prakon Chai style, 7th/8th century
Standing on a square base with both arms raised in the teaching gesture, wearing a close-fitting sanghati forming a ridged hemline, the face with full lips and large eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha
7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) high
Provenance
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan, 1968 (68.24.1)
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Lot Essay

Despite the somewhat heavy drapery, the elegant contours of the underlying body are revealed in the modeling; for a related example, see P. Pal, Asian Art at the Norton Simon Museum: Vol. 3, Art from Sri Lanka & Southeast Asia, 2004, cat. no. 92, p. 125.

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