Live Auction 19039Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II
A BRONZE ALTAR TRIAD OF SHADAKSHARI LOKESHVARA
Lot 961

A BRONZE ALTAR TRIAD OF SHADAKSHARI LOKESHVARA

NORTHEASTERN INDIA OR ORISSA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH-12TH CENTURY

Closed24 September 2020

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A BRONZE ALTAR TRIAD OF SHADAKSHARI LOKESHVARA
NORTHEASTERN INDIA OR ORISSA, PALA PERIOD, 11TH-12TH CENTURY
The central figure seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base over a stepped plinth, the lower hands held in anjalimudra and the upper hands holding a mala and a lotus, flanked on either side by diminutive images of the same bodhisattva, all backed by a flaming aureole surmounted by a stupa
5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high

Spink & Son Ltd., London, 18 June 1974.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Specialist note


As Buddhism flourished under the Pala rulers, there was a surge in pilgrimage among Buddhist practitioners and laypeople to sacred sites associated with Buddha Shakyamuni. Portable bronze sculptures played a crucial role in the propagation of Buddhist iconography throughout the region.

Compare the serene expressions, foliate nimbus, and stepped plinth in the present lot with a related triad sold at Christie’s New York, 21 March 2012, lot 740.