Bronze Votive Figure of Shakyamuni and Prabhutaratna Buddha, Northern Wei

A bronze votive figure of Shakyamuni Buddha and Prabhutaratna…
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A bronze votive figure of Shakyamuni Buddha and Prabhutaratna Buddha, possibly Northern Wei Dynasty (386-535), two deities seated in dhyanasana against flaMing mandorlas. The figures are cast in low relief against a mandorla. On the reverse side, there is a depiction of a large seated Buddha with hands in dharmachakra mudra, all supported on a tapering four-legged plinth. Similar example: a bronze votive figure of Shakyamuni Buddha and Prabhutaratna Buddha from a Japanese private collection, Sotheby's New York, 20 March 2019, lot 555, 11.5 cm high

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