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Lot 4 Dα

A Pala stone stele of Buddha Shakyamuni. Northeastern India, Bihar. 9th/11th century

Auction 1203 - overview Cologne
11.06.2022, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 5.000 € - 6.000 €
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A Pala stone stele of Buddha Shakyamuni. Northeastern India, Bihar. 9th/11th century

Seated in meditation on a double lotus base above a throne with drapery supported by two lions. The right hand held in bhumisparshamudra, the left hand in dhyanamudra in his lap. Behind the figure a cushion and the backrest with lintel supported by two bulbous columns, behind the Buddha's head a double nimbus with an engraved inscription running around it. On the back-slab two stupa and foliage of the pipal tree at the tip. Wooden stand.
Height 40.5 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr. Jansen, acquired from Georg L. Hartl Asiatica, Munich, on 22.3.1973 (invoice available)

Literature

C. Bautze-Picron, The Art of Eastern India in the Collection of the Museum für Indische Kunst, Berlin, Berlin 1998, Kat.-Nr. 12-19 und diess., The Forgotten Place. Some Images from Kurikara, Bihar, New Delhi 2005, Nr. 20-21