4th Jun, 2025 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art and Greek and Roman Antiquities
140
A PALA GILT WOOD MODEL OF THE MAHABODHI SHRINE, BODH GAYA, INDIA, CIRCA 11TH CENTURY
of tall, tapered form, square section, the basement shrine with rectangular opening, the three niches on the other sides with standing figure of Tara, a seated figure of Buddha and a seated figure of Manjusri, the seven storied shikara above with miniature niches containing forms of the Buddha, flanked by subsidiary niches on the corners with Buddha and stupa images, surmounted by separately carved kalasa finial resting on an amlaka, mounted, 46cm
Provenance: Formerly private collection, Bangkok
This lot is sold with a radiocarbon test report from Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory, New Zealand, affirming a mid-11th century date.
A number of models of the temple at Bodhgaya, probably made for pilgrimes, where the Buddha reached enlightenment, have been found in Tibet, Nepal, Burma, and North India, most are attributed to the 11th-12th century. Examples in stone are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (2006.218), the Museum of Fine Art, Boston (47.1343), the British Museum (1922,1215.7) and the Rubin Museum, New York (F.1996.29.3 (HAR506)).
Sold for £40,000
of tall, tapered form, square section, the basement shrine with rectangular opening, the three niches on the other sides with standing figure of Tara, a seated figure of Buddha and a seated figure of Manjusri, the seven storied shikara above with miniature niches containing forms of the Buddha, flanked by subsidiary niches on the corners with Buddha and stupa images, surmounted by separately carved kalasa finial resting on an amlaka, mounted, 46cm
Provenance: Formerly private collection, Bangkok
This lot is sold with a radiocarbon test report from Rafter Radiocarbon Laboratory, New Zealand, affirming a mid-11th century date.
A number of models of the temple at Bodhgaya, probably made for pilgrimes, where the Buddha reached enlightenment, have been found in Tibet, Nepal, Burma, and North India, most are attributed to the 11th-12th century. Examples in stone are at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, (2006.218), the Museum of Fine Art, Boston (47.1343), the British Museum (1922,1215.7) and the Rubin Museum, New York (F.1996.29.3 (HAR506)).
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art and Greek and Roman Antiquities, 4th Jun, 2025
Auction Location: London, UK
The sales include sculpture, bronzes, metalwork, textiles and paintings representative of the richly varied styles seen across the Indian subcontinent, from early Buddhist and Jain art to Mughal and European-influenced works of art of the colonial era.
Works of art from all parts of the Islamic world, from Morocco in the west, through the Middle East, Persia and Central Asia to muslim China and South East Asia in the East are included in the sale. Objects range in date from the early centuries of Islam to the early 20th century at a wide range of price levels.
The sales also include Khmer, Thai and Javanese sculpture and bronzes, textiles from the Indonesian islands, Thai ceramics, Burmese lacquer and Buddhist manuscripts. Works of art range from the early Indian-influenced styles from 9th century Java to the elaborate carved and lacquered woodwork from Colonial Burma.
For full details of bibliographic references, see pages 192-193 of the page turning and printed versions of the catalogue.
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