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A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA The present fgure of Buddha Shakyamuni,
SHAKYAMUNI depicted in bhumisparshamudra with hair in tight
THAILAND, LOPBURI PERIOD curls and topped with a conical ushnisha, is an
13TH CENTURY
amalgamated style that emerged around the
8º in. (21 cm.) high
ancient city of Lopburi, which was occupied by
$20,000-30,000 the Khmer empire in the twelfth century. The
pronounced physique in the present fgure display
the the infuences of Khmer imagery of the Angkor
PROVENANCE
Collection of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Price, Texas, period, while the earlier local Dvaravati infuence
acquired before 14 October 1993 can be seen in the the wide face, pendulous
Christie’s New York, 18 September 2013, lot 396 earlobes, and conical chignon.
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