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SRI LANKA, ANURADHAPURA PERIOD, 8TH/9TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Buddha
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura period, 8th/9th century
Seated on a shaped base with folded hands resting in his lap, the modeling of the torso visible through the thin sanghati, the face with humorous expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls, with traces of gilding remaining
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura period, 8th/9th century
Seated on a shaped base with folded hands resting in his lap, the modeling of the torso visible through the thin sanghati, the face with humorous expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls, with traces of gilding remaining
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Dr. J.R. Belmont Collection, Basel, before 1964
R.H. Ellsworth Collection, New York
Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977
Private Collection, New Jersey, acquired from Christie's New York, 21 September 2007, lot 105
R.H. Ellsworth Collection, New York
Christian Humann, Pan-Asian Collection, before 1977
Private Collection, New Jersey, acquired from Christie's New York, 21 September 2007, lot 105
Literature
P. Pal, The Sensuous Immortals: A Selection of Sculptures from the Pan-Asian Collection, 1978, p. 154, fig. no. 91a
Exhibited
The Sensuous Immortals, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1977, cat. no. 91a