Thailand, Dvaravati style Mon Period, 8th-9th c. bronze 26 cm (10 1/8 ins) |
Detail: close up from right side The style of Dvaravati is instantly recognisable, displaying homogeneity of characteristics, and an expertise which is almost all that is left to denote the existence of a remarkable civilisation. References: Woodward Jr, H. W.; The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand, The Walters Art Gallery, USA, 1997, p. 63, fig 59. Brown, R. L. (ed); Art from Thailand, Marg, India, 1999, p. 19, Nandana Chutiwongs, Early Buddhist Sculpture of Thailand: circa sixth-thirteenth century. Detail:Back view |
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