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A BRONZE FIGURE OF A STANDING BUDDHA
KASHMIR, 10TH/11TH CENTURY

Standing in graceful tribangha with his right hand raised in abhayamudra and the
left clutching the folds of his billowing sanghati, the face with pursed lips and
elongated eyes fanked by pendant earlobes, the hair in tight curls and pulled over
the ushnisha
6æ in. (17.3 cm.) high

$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, California, acquired by 1987

Compare with another 10th/11th century image of the Buddha with identical posture
and modeling of the body, robes and lotus base (U. von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculpture
in Tibet: Vol. 1 India and Nepal, 2001, p.140, fg.34A).

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A SANDSTONE RELIEF OF A COUPLE
INDIA, RAJASTHAN OR MADHYA PRADESH,
10TH/11TH CENTURY

The male sage-like fgure on the left facing
the female who holds a mirror, with a third
fgure partly recessed at far right, the three
fgures jeweled and topped with an overhang
with circular and vegetal design
15 x 13æ in. (38.5 x 35 cm.)

$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE:

Private collection, Florida, acquired by 1986

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