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Sri Lanka, standing Buddha on a decorative pedestal,…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
27-Oct-2013
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Description:
Sri Lanka, standing Buddha on a decorative pedestal, Polonnaruya period, bronze figure of standing Buddha with robe draped across body and thrown over the left shoulder, the right shoulder bare. The robe clings to his body and reveals the forms of his torso underneath. The Buddha is making the gesture of protection or discussion with the right hand, and the left hand is in the boon bestowing gesture. He has long earlobes and the hair comes upwards to a flat cranial protuberance (usnisa), 19.5 cm height
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Category:
Oriental: Bronze