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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Raphy Star Collection of Important Asian Art
• Sale Date:
  11 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
• Lot #:
  15
• Lot Description:
  A Fine Khmer Bronze Figure of Maitreya, Lopburi Style, Bayon Period, Late 12th-Early 13th Century
  seated on a simple curved shallow base in Bhumisparsha mudra, wearing a feathered crown, his hair drawn into a peaked chignon, eyes closed in meditation, the body covered in a smooth green patina. The base is open, revealing the core material
  23 cm high
• Provenance:
  Private collection; Sotheby’s New York, October 2001
• References:
  see Carol Stratton, Buddhist Sculpture of Northern Thailand, 2004, fig. 5.73, p. 125 for a similar example; also Jean Boisselier, The Heritage of Thai Sculpture, 1975, pl. 81, p. 118; also see Spink & Son Ltd, The Lion of the Shakyas 16/11/1998, cat no. 5 for a very similar example; for a smaller sized example, see G. Coedes, Bronzes Khmers, 1923, pl. XXIV, fig. 1
• Estimate:
  A$40,000 - 50,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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