Lot 1101
  • 1101

A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF BUDDHA MUCHALINDA Thailand, U'Thong Period, 13th/14th Century

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Bronze
the Buddha seated in vajrasana on a coiled naga, the finely incised hood spread wide behind the back and coiled behind, with the right hand in bhumisparsha mudra and the left hand in samadhi mudra, the hair in tight stylized curls with pointed ushnisha

Provenance

William H. Wolff, Inc., 15 April 1968; thence by descent. 

Condition

Good overall condition. Cast in two separate pieces. With areas of accretion, patination and wear overall, consistent with age.
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