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399 - Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni in the Earth-Touching Gesture. Thailand, probably Ayutthaya period, 17th–18th centuries. Height approx. 15 cm, width approx. 12.5 cm. Bronze. Hollow casting using the lost-wax method; remnants of the casting core are preserved. Dark brown, partially greenish patina. Fragment of a seated Buddha figure. Shakyamuni in monastic robes, the right shoulder bare, the left covered by a wide fold of the robe. The right hand, with fingers extended, is lowered toward the ground across the knee; the left hand rests in a meditative posture in the lap. The gesture of touching the earth refers to the moment of Buddha’s enlightenment and his invocation of the earth as a witness. Mounted on a modern pedestal! Heavily fragmented. The head and parts of the seat are missing. Numerous cracks, chips, and missing sections, particularly on the arms and legs. Casting core partially exposed. Provenance: Formerly in the G.S. Collection, Munich, since before 1980.
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Bronze Buddha Shakyamuni in the Earth-Touching Gesture. Thailand, probably Ayutthaya period, 17th–18th centuries. Height approx. 15 cm, width approx. 12.5 cm. Bronze. Hollow casting using the lost-wax method; remnants of the casting core are preserved. Dark brown, partially greenish patina. Fragment of a seated Buddha figure. Shakyamuni in monastic robes, the right shoulder bare, the left covered by a wide fold of the robe. The right hand, with fingers extended, is lowered toward the ground across the knee; the left hand rests in a meditative posture in the lap. The gesture of touching the earth refers to the moment of Buddha’s enlightenment and his invocation of the earth as a witness. Mounted on a modern pedestal! Heavily fragmented. The head and parts of the seat are missing. Numerous cracks, chips, and missing sections, particularly on the arms and legs. Casting core partially exposed. Provenance: Formerly in the G.S. Collection, Munich, since before 1980.
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Auction 322: Ancient Art (Live Auction, Lots 1–407)Auction house
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