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A bronze sculpture of buddhas hand, Thailand, 17th century.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
357 - 536 EUR
363 - 544 USD
Hammer price
13 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A bronze sculpture of buddhas hand, Thailand, 17th century.

The had is positioned in Abhaya muddra, rings on the fingers, possibly from a crowned buddha sculpture. Height 23 cm. Height hand 14 cm.

Wear, tarnish.

Provenance

Purchased from Edelstams Antik, Stockholm. Who purchased it from the estate of Per Törnkvist, a SAS pilot who aquired it in the 1960's in Thailand.

More information

The rings indicates influences from Kambodja, Khmer. The long thin fingers are typical for the Thai, Sukothai or Ayuttaya period.