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Seltene Stele des Buddha Shakyamuni aus Kalkstein

Lot 1
06.12.2022 09:30UTC +01:00
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€ 10 000
AuctioneerNagel Auktionen GmbH
Event locationGermany, Stuttgart
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ID 875194
Lot 1 | Seltene Stele des Buddha Shakyamuni aus Kalkstein
Estimate value
€ 10 000 – 15 000
A RARE LIMESTONE STELE DEPICTING BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI - China, Eastern Wei dynasty, inscribed and dated 542 A.D. - The stele is sculpted in high relief with Buddha Shakyamuni standing in the centre on a lotus-base, his right hand is showing the abhayamudra while the left the varadamudra, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, the hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, tear-drop shaped halo behind, flanked by a pair of bodhisattvas standing similarly on a lotus-base, holding each a peach-shaped fan in the lowered hand and all three placed on a base carved with a pair of dancing figures, the reverse with inscription: “Xinhe si nian jiu yue shi yi ri…” (On the 11th day of the 9th month of the 4th year of the Xinghe Era [539-542]). - From the collection of Gerd-Wolfgang Essen (1930-2007), assembled between the 1950s and 1980s Partly broken and restored
China, östliche Wei-Dynastie, durch Inschrift datiert 542 n. Chr.
H. 47,5 cm
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