Mouseover Zoom loading...

Lot 10

A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHAMUCHALINDA

Estimated Value:

8.000 € - 12.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Thailand, Khmer, Lopburi period, 13th cent.
H.73,5 cm (mit Stft 88,5 cm)
Seated in sattvasana on the coils of the snake, his seven heads serving as canopy, both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing a diaphanous cloak, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below ridged eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes with pendeloque earrings, his curled hair continuing into the ushnisha and decorated with a crown, on stand.
From the estate of the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940-2024), acquired before 1990 for DM 4,500 according to tradition, collection card preserved, depicted in a photograph (original preserved) in January 1998 - Slightly chipped, minor age-related damage and restoration