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A PINK SANDSTONE STELE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, NORTHERN INDIA, 10TH-12TH CENTURY
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06月27日 下午5点 开拍
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A PINK SANDSTONE STELE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, NORTHERN INDIA, 10TH-12TH CENTURY

Finely carved seated in dhyanasana on a lotus throne, both hands folded above the lap, flanked by apsaras and Buddhas to his side and above, backed by a nimbus of lotus petals, and supported below by four adorants centered by a Buddha with four arms, two of which are raised to hold flaming torches. The face with almond shaped eyes below gently arched brows, flanked by pendulous earlobes, and surmounted by neatly incised rows of snail shell curls above the ushnisha.

Provenance: From a noted private collection in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium, acquired circa between 1985 and 1990.
Condition: Fine condition overall, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, obvious losses, few structural cracks, small nicks, light scratches, signs of weathering and erosion, and encrustations. Possibly with small old fills and other minor repair work. Remnants of ancient pigment throughout.

Weight: 86.2 kg
Dimensions: Height 78.5 cm

Expert’s note: This work, unlike other contemporary Pala-period steles, is of a softer sandstone, which was more common in sculptures during the Gupta period, thus making it difficult to pinpoint a single region beyond North India. The face also shows Gupta features, including the sinuous eyelids and detailed snail shell curls, but is not fully consistent with Buddha images of that time. See a Mathura red sandstone figure of a standing Buddha, dated to the Gupta period, late 5th century, 85.5 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1979.6.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related sandstone stele of Buddha, dated 10th-11th century, Bihar, at the Indian Museum Kolkata. Compare a related Pala stele, 73 cm high, dated 10th century, illustrated by A&J Speelman on their website. Compare a related stele depicting a crowned Buddha, dated to the 12th century, at the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Museum, Kolkata.

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