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NEPAL, CIRCA 12TH CENTURY
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A stone stele of Buddha Shakyamuni
Nepal, circa 12th Century
Powerfully carved standing on a lotus plinth with his right hand lowered and his left raised holding the tip of his robe, wearing a long sanghati falling in concentric folds down to the undulating hemline, his face with downcast eyes and aquiline nose in a serene expression, the ears with long pierced lobes, the hair arranged in rows of tight curls surmounted by a cintamani, with an arched mandorla with a flame and beaded border and corresponding raised nimbus
30 in. (78.2 cm.) high
Nepal, circa 12th Century
Powerfully carved standing on a lotus plinth with his right hand lowered and his left raised holding the tip of his robe, wearing a long sanghati falling in concentric folds down to the undulating hemline, his face with downcast eyes and aquiline nose in a serene expression, the ears with long pierced lobes, the hair arranged in rows of tight curls surmounted by a cintamani, with an arched mandorla with a flame and beaded border and corresponding raised nimbus
30 in. (78.2 cm.) high