A SRIVIJAYA LEAD ALLOY FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA
A SRIVIJAYA LEAD ALLOY FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
standing on a raised circular base, his hands in abhaya and varada mudra, the slender figure with his hair gathered in a tall bun
8.5cm high
Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, thence by descent For a larger, bronze version of the same subject and period, formerly in the Samuel Eilenberg collection, see inv. no. 1987.218.15
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A SRIVIJAYA LEAD ALLOY FIGURE OF A BODHISATTVA, SUMATRA, INDONESIA, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
standing on a raised circular base, his hands in abhaya and varada mudra, the slender figure with his hair gathered in a tall bun
8.5cm high
Provenance: Collection of a late diplomat, thence by descent For a larger, bronze version of the same subject and period, formerly in the Samuel Eilenberg collection, see inv. no. 1987.218.15