Bronze with silver eyesIndia, 15th century Dimensions: Height 45 cm Wide 21 Depth 13cmWeight: 5.601 grams Standing Buddha on small surface, with long robe covering the curvaceous body. The right hand pointing to the ground, varada mudra or gesture of dispensing of boons.The other hand is placed on his left shoulder holding a script roll. Necklaces adorn the chest, we see three necklines in the front. The face is very broad with fleshy but small lips.The eyes are open, a raised urna sits between the arched eyebrows. We see strands of wavy hair peeking out underneath a crown with ornamental pointy edges encircling his high chignon.The earlobes are slightly elongated. From the back we see the hairlines. Age confirmed by TL Test from a German laboratory
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Silver repousseLaos, 19th century Dimensions: Height 24 cm Wide 20 cm Depth 12 cmWeight: 2262 grams Buddha seated on a four-tiered expansive throne. The four tiers are each decorated with a different intricate pattern, a tapestry flowing down in the center of the throne. The Buddha is calling the earth to witness.He is dressed in a robe with incised checked pattern and ornamental brim. His right shoulder is exposed. The Buddha's face is round with smiling lips, a broad now, the eyes are downcast. The ushnisha is topped by a conical diamond. Provenance:Collection Madeleine und Erich Dammann , 1950 -2012 The journeyNewlyweds Madeleine and Erich Dammann took their first trip in 1950. Their travel route was determined by their great shared curiosity about foreign cultures, by climactic circumstances, and by the financial resources available to them. In 1963, they settled in Switzerland with the birth of their first child. Erich became an editor for Swiss television, and worked for the Rundschau known for their reports. His focus: exciting reports from around the world That made it possible for him to travel to the most remote corners of the world, and to bring back and collect art and other objects from these places. His wife Madeleine regularly accompanied him. For more than 50 years, the couple pursued their shared passion and went exploring together – on a journey through many cultures. The collectionThe collection developed completely situationally. It was influenced by the couple’s great fascination for life in other cultures. This is how the collection came to include everyday objects, furniture, weapons, masks, musical instruments, and jewelry, as well as representations of revered figures, minerals, and many other interesting items.Madeleine and Erich Dammann visited countries more as observant “guests” than as tourists, living in the respective cultures and becoming a part of them.Together with their three children, Madeleine and Erich lived with and in their collection, which influenced the family’s home visually and atmospherically.
Bronze with Silver inlays and inscriptionGandhara Style Dimensions: Height 30 cm Wide 16 cm Depth 9 cmWeight: 2678 grams Bronze statue of a seated Buddha on a rectangular throne. In the center of the throne we see a small depiction of two prostrate bulls flanking a seated Buddha effigy. The Buddha's legs are crossed in dhyanasana pose and are covered with a flowy garment fastened around the waist with a belt. The upper body is naked, armlets, bracelet and a beaded necklace adorning the deity. His right hand is gesturing the varada mudra, gesture of dispensing of boons, while the other hand is holding the stem of a flower whose blossom is resting next to the shoulder. The face is petite with an earnest expression, the third eye on the forehead made of silver inlay. Circular ear pendants are hanging down from the elongated earlobes. A high tiara encircles the chignon. TL-Tested by laboratory Kotalla, Haigerloch, Germany
Bronze with silver and stones insetTibet, 14th to 15th century Dimensions: Height 25 cm Wide 16 cm Depth 12 cmWeight: 2527 grams A wonderful head of a Bodhisattva attached to a rod. The face is round and fleshy with smiling lips, downcast eyes, thin eyebrows and a small dot as third eye. The elongated earlobes are decorated with flower earrings, the hair can be seen sticking out on the forehead beneath the opulent open-work tiara. The tiara catches most of our attention due to its ornamental details in fine open-work, like many beaded chains, makala faces incorporated into the design as well as the three jewels of Buddhism represented at the top. Seen from the back the thin hairlines are revealed.
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