Origin: Khmer. Dynasty: Pre-Angkor period (100-900). Date: Late 6th - early 7th c. Technique: Graywacke. Carved fully in the roundAnd withAn outstanding finessAnd subtly polished surface. Description: The hands resting in dyana mudra on the legs in half lotus in virasana postureAnd the straight upper body elegantly stylized. Only depicted by the finest relief lines is the three-part kasaya garment on shoulderAnd legs. Measurement: Height 63.5cm. Frame/Pedestal: OnA metal base. Condition B. HeadAnd parts of the rightArm missing, toes chipped.
The inspiration for this depiction of Buddha comes from Southern IndiaAnd Sri Lanka. The strong legs with the slightly upward pointing kneesAccentuate the extraordinary presence of the upper body.
Provenance: -Private collection Singapore, since the late 1970s. -Art Loss Register Certificate ref. S00087427.
Publication: -Coco Fronsac: Idoles. Exhbition in theAbbaye de Cluny. Paris. 21.5.-27.7.2019. Fig. p. 18.
Literature: -John Guy: Lost Kingdoms - Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early SoutheastAsia. New York, MET, Bangkok, River Books. 2014. Compare p. 99-100, cat. 47.