A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA

CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY

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A SMALL GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED BUDDHA
CHINA, NORTHERN WEI DYNASTY, CIRCA 5TH CENTURY
Shown seated in dhyanasana before a flame-shaped mandorla incised with flames, the front of the pedestal incised with confronted seated lions
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired prior to 1990.

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