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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 on a lotus
throne, showing the bhumisparsa
mudra, and wearing a samghati
draped over the left shoulder,
flanked by two smaller Buddhas, each
kneeling on a lotus pedestal with their
hands clasped together, all with calm
expressions and subtle smiles, the
central figure with an ushnisha, all
within a shrine surmounted by seven
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 x 6.7 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 on a lotus
throne, showing the bhumisparsa
mudra, and wearing a samghati
draped over the left shoulder,
flanked by two smaller Buddhas, each
kneeling on a lotus pedestal with their
hands clasped together, all with calm
expressions and subtle smiles, the
central figure with an ushnisha, all
within a shrine surmounted by seven
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: 7.0 g
Dimensions: Size 7.9 x 6.7 cm
estimate euR 1,000
Starting price EUr 500

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