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A RARE 18K GOLD REPOUSSÉ PENDANT OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, POSSIBLY
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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A RARE 18K GOLD REPOUSSé PENDANT OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, ANCIENT REGION OF GANDHARA, POSSIBLY TAXILAKushan Empire, circa 1st-4th century AD. Constructed of a finely hammered sheet joined to a plain backing sheet, framed by a thickly granulated border, the arched pendant depicting the Buddha seated in dhyanasana atop a cushioned throne supported on a lotus dais, his right hand lowered in varada mudra and the left clutching the hem of his voluminous robes cascading in richly carved folds, the face in a serene expression with heavy-lidded eyes and bow-shaped lips forming a subtle smile, backed by a large circular nimbus, and flanked by pairs of worshipers and bodhisattvas standing on lotus daises.Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Condition: Good condition with expected wear, manufacturing irregularities, signs of burial, encrustations, light scratches, small tears and minute losses, minor dings.Alloy composition range: 77.78% gold, 19.05% silver, 2.66% copper, 0.5% iron. The lot was tested by the Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.Weight: 136.2 gDimensions: Height 13.1 cm, Width 12.6 cmExpert's note: The scene depicted by the present lot shares affinities with Gandharan schist relief narrative panels, although it is unclear which event is depicted here. The worshipers could be Indra and Brahma entreating the Buddha to preach the doctrine, but the hand gestures are typically different. In fact, the varada mudra is extremely rare in Gandharan Buddha sculptures, and more often found in later works from the Swat Valley and Kashmir, where it is associated with the Buddha Ratnasambhava.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related smaller Kushan gold repoussé buckle with Hariti and Panchika, possibly from Taxila, dated to the 4th century, 4.4 cm wide, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.10-1948. Compare the related famous Bimaran reliquary casket, excavated in Bimaran Stupa 2, dated 1st century, 6.5 cm high, in the British Museum, registration number 1900,0209.1. Compare a related gilt bronze pectoral depicting Buddha and bodhisattvas, found presumably in the Salt Range in Pakistan, alone with a hoard containing 17 silver coins of the Hun king Mihirakula, dated 6th century AD, illustrated by Osmund Bopearachchi, A Pectoral Depicting Buddhas and Bodhisattvas from Greater Gandhara, Ancient West & East, vol. 17, 2018, p. 232, fig. 1.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2019, lot 3625 Price: HKD 1,125,000 or approx. EUR 142,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing : A rare early Gandharan-style gilt-bronze votive figure of Shakyamuni Buddha, Sixteen Kingdoms, 4th-early 5th century Expert remark: Compare the related modeling and subject. Note the similar size (12.3 cm), different material, and Chinese origin.

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