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Lot 2327

TWO ALABASTER FIGURES OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Result:

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Description:

Burma, 19th/20th ct.
H. je 101 cm
Both standing in samabhanga on a lotus-base with the hands in front of their abdomen supporting alms-bowls, wearing monastic garments including a mantle falling down in pleats, their faces showing serene expressions with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the hairdo continuing into the ushnisha secured with a tiara, remains of lacquer and mica
From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Signs of age, slightly stained in places, inlays partly lost