a small, authentic antique, circa 12th century
Hindu Buddhist statue
made of bronze / copper alloy with slight traces of residual gilding,
made in the Khmer Empire during the Angkor or Bayon Style period,
the sereen figure is a depiction of Buddha or deity
standing with his hands in Anjali Mudra on a conical pedestal
height: 12 cm / circa 4.7 inch - weight: circa 109 gr.
condition: fair, authentic old patina, authentic wear - due to handling, touching and rubbing for many many years,
although there is a crack to be seen at his front waist, this is an imperfection caused during the casting, so not a restoration
Description:
we see an ornamented crown / headdress with the depiction of horizontal rows of jewels,
the eyes are open, not closed,
the eyebrows are not fully straight and broken above the nose,
the nose is long and slightly hooked,
full lips, no moustache, no beard,
enlarged earlobs, not pierced,
further jewellery: a necklace, upper arm and wrist bracelets,
a naked upper body and wearing a sompot / robe wrapped around the lower body
the back is not decorated, but has remains of gilding,
we believe it is amalgam / fire / mercury gilding, not foil or leaf gold.
Provenance:
a The Hague private collection of Indonesian objects, sculptures and statues,
small bronzes like this were easily carried and travelled during the centuries, in this case to Indonesia and then on to Holland
for more small statues of Hindu deities, please see our other Asian antiques listings
please note: we are not experts on Asian antiques, please take a good look at the pictures, being part of the description, to judge it's age and origin, we will not except reurns if the buyer comes to an other conclusieon about age and origin
world wide shipping:
- you will be ordering registrated shipment provided by PostNL from The Netherlands, EU
- according to their conditions
- if possible with priority, tracking and insurance for loss during shipment offered by PostNL
- combined shipment goes per weight: 0-2 / 2-5 / 5-10 kg
- PostNL shipping category of this item: 0-2kg
we are: delta 98 den haag
The Hague, The Netherlands, EU
registrated at:
Chambers of Commerce in The Netherlands / KvK Haaglanden: file 27133335