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LOT 1526
Thai Seated Buddha Statuette
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (370 grams, 13.5 cm high).
A copper-alloy figure modelled seated cross-legged on what is possibly a lotus flower atop a domed base, hands held in a mudra and wearing a conical crown; possibly a Buddha figure; of Thai or Burmese origin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEssex gallery, early 2000s.
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