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A gOld RePOussÉ
buddhIsT VOTIVe PlAQue
Cambodia or Laos, 10th-12th century.
The gold plaque with fine repoussé
and neatly incised details depicting
three Buddhas, one in the center
seated in dhyanasana, showing the
bhumisparsa mudra, and wearing
a samghati draped over the left
shoulder, flanked by two smaller
Buddhas, each kneeling on a raised
pedestal with their hands clasped
together, all with calm expressions
and subtle smiles, the figures within
a shrine surmounted by a stupa and
surrounded by foliate branches.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The
Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold
Museum. Institutional art collection in
Belgium, acquired from the above.
condition: Good condition with
few miniscule losses, minor traces
of age and wear, as well as soil
encrustations.
Weight: 4.5 g
Dimensions: Size 8 x 5.7 cm

estimate euR 1,000
Starting price EUr 500

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A gOld RePOussÉ
buddhIsT VOTIVe PlAQue
Cambodia or Laos, 10th-12th century.
The gold plaque with fine repoussé
and neatly incised details depicting
three Buddhas, one in the center
seated in dhyanasana and showing
the bhumisparsa mudra, flanked
by two Buddhas each standing
in samapada on a lotus dais and
showing the abhaya mudra, all with
calm expressions, long earlobes, and
subtle smiles, the figures within a
shrine surmounted by five stupas.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The
Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold
Museum. Institutional art collection in
Belgium, acquired from the above.
condition: Very good condition with
minor traces of age and wear as well
as soil encrustations.
Weight: 5.9 g
Dimensions: Size 8.3 x 7 cm
estimate euR 1,000
Starting price EUr 500

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