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A rare and important Sumatra bronze standing figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Srivijaya, 7thC/8thC, H 17,2 cm (incl. in museum exhibitions in 1948, New York; 1988, Amsterdam) (+) - A rare and important Sumatra bronze standing figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, Srivijaya, 7thC/8thC, H 17,2 cm (incl. in museum exhibitions in 1948, New York; 1988, Amsterdam) (+) A rare and important Sumatra bronze standing figure of Buddha Shakyamuni, green and black patinated, standing upright on a lotus base, right arm raised, dressed in a thin monastic robe falling in simple folds, the right shoulder left bare, left hand holding the hem of the robe or in vitarkamudra, the hairdress and domed ushnisha tightly curled, traces of gilding, cast with restrained proportions and a balanced stance, Srivijaya, 7thC/8thC, Total H cm Provenance: acquired as a gift in 1935 following an excavation at Palembang, South Sumatra, through the Dutch Embassy; the recipient's grandfather served as an attache in Indonesia between 1930 and 1940. Publication by Christie's, Amsterdam, for the sale in 1987, consigned by the same family - (+) incl. a copy of the documentation. Exhibited: In 1948, a loan exhibition at The Asia Institute, New York, by The Royal Indies Institute, Amsterdam. In 1988, a loan exhibition 'Divine Bronze' at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, by The Society of Friends of Asiatic Art (+) incl. a copy of the documentation.