9th Nov, 2022 12:00

Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 204
 

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FIVE SHEET GOLD FRAGMENTARY PLAQUES

FIVE SHEET GOLD FRAGMENTARY PLAQUES, THAILAND, 8TH-13TH CENTURIES, repousse relief, comprising one Mon-Dvaravati and two Baphuon depictions of Buddha, and two others, together with an undecorated gold fragment, 9.5cm average size

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent.

For related Mon-Dvaravati plaques in the Norton Simon Museum, see Pal 2004, nos.85-87, pp.118-119.

Sold for £1,100


 

FIVE SHEET GOLD FRAGMENTARY PLAQUES, THAILAND, 8TH-13TH CENTURIES, repousse relief, comprising one Mon-Dvaravati and two Baphuon depictions of Buddha, and two others, together with an undecorated gold fragment, 9.5cm average size

Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent.

For related Mon-Dvaravati plaques in the Norton Simon Museum, see Pal 2004, nos.85-87, pp.118-119.