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BIRMANIE — ROYAUME DE PAGAN, XIIe - XIIIe SIÈCLE

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BIRMANIE — ROYAUME DE PAGAN, XIIe - XIIIe SIÈCLE
= Large sculpture in eroded wood, probably formerly lacquered, representing a boddhisattva, also known as the "Buddha King", standing on a pedestal adorned with a high crown, his face with half-closed eyes expressing compassion, sketching a slight smile, his left hand at the level of the torso in abhaya mudra (gesture of assurance), his right hand presumed to be along the body.
H. 218 cm

PROVENANCE
Galerie Jacques Barrère, Paris (1993)
RELATED WORKS " Old Burma - Early Pagan " by Gordon H. Luce, J.J. Augustin Publisher, Locust Valley, New York, 1970, image reproduced on pages 421 and 422.