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9th Century Early Khmer Bronze Buddhist Adorant browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Southeast Asian:Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: item # 848977 Please refer to our stock # 1091 when inquiring.
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Details: An extremely unusual early example of a Khmer Buddha or regal Buddhist adorant from around the 9th century. He is seated in dhyanasana with his hands placed together in front of his powerful chest in adoration. His face is broad with full lips and large eyes beneath arched brows, his hair covered beneath a detailed floral crown, seated on a single tier lotus throne similar to thrones of contemporary Srivijaya, Dvaravati and Pala pieces. Crowns such as he is wearing were worn by kings all over Southeast Asia, but the style of the sampot can kpin with its pleats at the front and secured above the belt at the back clearly show this piece to be early Khmer. This piece could be Buddha or a Bodhisattva, but it is unusual for a Buddha or a Bodhisattva to have his hands raised in adoration in the manner of a monk or worshipper. However, there is a similar 8th century piece form the Prakon Chai horde previously in the Pan-Asian collection and subsequently sold in 2007 by Christies New York that has been catalogued at separate times as both a Bodhisattva and Buddha. The lack of an identifying mark on the chignon such as a Stupa or the future Buddha Amithaba makes it unlikely in my view to be a Bodhisattva and the raised protuberance under his crown makes identification more likely to be a Buddha or a regal adorant of some kind. Age: 9th Century. Height: 7.4cm. Provenance: The late Dr. Henry Ginsburg, curator of the South East Asian collections at both the British Museum and the British Library. He was a renowned expert in the field of Thai, Laos and Cambodian manuscripts and paintings. Previously to Dr. Ginsburg it is possible this piece was part of Sammy Eilenberg’s collection. This cannot be proved on paper, but a close friend of Mr. Eilenberg mentioned seeing this piece in his collection. Some Southeast Asian pieces in the Ginsburg collection had previously been part of the Eilenberg collection. |
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