Important Buddha in meditation

IMPORTANT BUDDHA IN MEDITATION.

Origin: Khmer.
Dynasty: Pre-Angkor period (100-900).
Date: Late 6th - early 7th c.
Technique: Graywacke. Carved fully in the round and with an outstanding finess and subtly polished surface.
Description: The hands resting in dyana mudra on the legs in half lotus in virasana posture and the
straight upper body elegantly stylized. Only depicted by the finest relief lines is the
three-part kasaya garment on shoulder and legs.
Measurement: Height 63.5cm.
Frame/Pedestal: On a metal base.
Condition B. Head and parts of the right arm missing, toes chipped.

The inspiration for this depiction of Buddha comes from Southern India and Sri Lanka. The strong legs with the slightly upward pointing knees accentuate the extraordinary presence of the upper body.

Provenance:
-Private collection Singapore, since the late 1970s.
-Art Loss Register Certificate ref. S00087427.

Publication:
-Coco Fronsac: Idoles. Exhbition in the Abbaye de Cluny. Paris. 21.5.-27.7.2019. Fig. p. 18.

Literature:
-John Guy: Lost Kingdoms - Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia. New York, MET, Bangkok, River Books. 2014. Compare p. 99-100, cat. 47.
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