A BRONZE BUST OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
THAILAND, MON DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
Shown with the left hand raised in abhayamudra, the sheer sanghati draped over both shoulders revealing the form of the body beneath, the face with full lips and curved brow flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in snailshell curls over the ushnisha, which is topped with a knop
15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm.) high
A BRONZE BUST OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
THAILAND, MON DVARAVATI PERIOD, 8TH-9TH CENTURY
Shown with the left hand raised in abhayamudra, the sheer sanghati draped over both shoulders revealing the form of the body beneath, the face with full lips and curved brow flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in snailshell curls over the ushnisha, which is topped with a knop
15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm.) high