Thailand, Dvaravati style Mon Period, 8th-9th c. bronze 26 cm (10 1/8 ins) |
Detail:Back view 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: close up from right side |
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