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A RARE AND LARGE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
A RARE AND LARGE COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
probably Nepal, 16th century
The deity depicted sitting in the vajraparyankasana position, her right hand facing downwards in the bhumisparsha mudra gesture, touching the earth to communicate her Enlightenment, with signs of ancient restorations on the body.
56 x 45 x 28 cm
Provenance: Italian private collection.
Originally the head of the sculpture must have had a crown, according to an iconography of Indian origin which considered Shakyamuni a universal monarch (chakravartin).
Live auction 305
Asian and Tribal Art
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, thu 27 June 2024
SINGLE SESSION 27/06/2024 Hours 11:00