Asian Art II - 21st May 2025
Lot 694
A THAI MON-DVARAVATI STYLE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
A THAI MON-DVARAVATI STYLE BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA
PROBABLY 8TH/9TH CENTURY
1.4kg, 26.8cm.
From an English private collection; by repute, Christie's London 13th August 1987.
Standing with both hands held in vitarka mudra, dressed in a long sanghati that flares at the bottom, the hair fashioned in snail-shell curls surmounted by a ushnisha, supported on a modern stand.
From an English private collection acquired prior to 2000 and thence by descent; by repute, Christie's London 13th August 1987.