KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, BAYON STYLE, LATE 12TH/EARLY 13TH CENTURY
細節
A rare bronze figure of Prajnaparamita
Khmer, Angkor period, Bayon style, late 12th/early 13th century
The eleven-headed deity finely cast with her legs tucked under in sattvaparyankasana with her arms radiating around her, her smooth diaphanous sampot secured with an elegantly pleated sash, the principal heads tightly clustered in all directions and crowned by an image of Amitabha, with a silvery green patina overall
7½ in. (18.9 cm.) high
來源
The Collection of Nathan L. Halpern, acquired in 1987
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired from Christie's New York, 23 September 2004, lot 60
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拍品專文
Prajnaparamita denotes the highest wisdom of Buddha, the path that leads to that wisdom, as well as the instructional texts describing the spiritual training required. The deity personifies all of this at once.