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A fine Khmer bronze figure of Maitreya, Lopburi style, Bayon…
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Sydney
Date:
11-Dec-2016
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A fine Khmer bronze figure of Maitreya, Lopburi style, Bayon period, late 12th-early 13th century, seated on a simple curved shallow base in Bhumisparsha mudra, wearing a feathered Crown, his hair drawn into a peaked chignon, eyes closed in meditation, the body covered in a smooth green patina. The base is open, revealing the core material, 23 cm high. Reference: see Carol Stratton, Buddhist sculpture of Northern Thailand, 2004, fig. 5.73, p. 125 for a similar example, also Jean Boisselier, T he Heritage of Thai sculpture, 1975, pl. 81, p. 118, also see Spink & Son Ltd, the lion of the Shakyas 16/11/1998, cat. No. 5 for a very similar example, for a smaller sized example, see G. Coedes, Bronzes Khmers, 1923, pl. XXIV, fig. 1. Provenance: Private Collection. Sotheby's New York, October 2001
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Unclassified