A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA

KASHMIR, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA
KASHMIR, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Standing in graceful tribangha with his right hand raised in abhayamudra and the left clutching the folds of his billowing sanghati, the face with pursed lips and elongated eyes flanked by pendant earlobes, the hair in tight curls and pulled over the ushnisha
6 ¾ in. (17.3 cm.) high

Provenance

Private collection, California, acquired by 1987

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Lot Essay

Compare with another 10th/11th century image of the Buddha with identical posture and modeling of the body, robes and lotus base (U. von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculpture in Tibet: Vol. 1 India and Nepal, 2001, p.140, fig.34A).

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