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A copper alloy figure of Buddha Burma, Pagan period, circa 12th century image 1
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Lot 92

A copper alloy figure of Buddha
Burma, Pagan period, circa 12th century

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17 March 2014, 13:00 EDT
New York

Sold for US$5,000 inc. premium

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A copper alloy figure of Buddha

Burma, Pagan period, circa 12th century
Standing on a round tapering lotus pedestal, his hands in dharmachakrapavartina mudra, wearing a long cape-like outer robe covering both shoulders, with a prominent nose and his hair in raised nodules covering the ushnisha crowned by a jewel.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm) high

Footnotes

Several aspects link this piece to the Pagan style in Burma which derived from East Indian Kurkihar bronzes, reflected the cultural exchange between the great monasteries of these regions. Compare the circular pedestal with simplified u-shaped petals, the sharp nose, and the cape-like robe which hugs the inside thigh to a 10th century standing Buddha held in the Indian Museum, Calcutta, an 11th century Kurkihar shrine in the Patna Museum (see East Indian Bronzes, Bombay, 1986, nos 215 & 247) as well as the great standing Buddhas of Shwezigon Pagoda (see Rao, Buddhist Art of Pagan, vol. 2, Delhi, 2011, pls 8-11, pp. 16-7).

Provenance:
Estate of Lawrence Phillips, New York

Saleroom notices

Please note the estimates for this lot in the printed catalog are incorrect. The correct estimates are $7,000-10,000.

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