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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Thailand
- Cultural origin
- Mon/Dvaravati style
- Period
- Dvaravati (Mon) period 500 - 1000 → Thailand
- Date
- 8th century
- Media category
- Sculpture
- Materials used
- terracotta
- Dimensions
- 25.9 x 20.9 x 8.0 cm
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Estate of David Strachan 1995
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 209.1999
- Copyright
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About
Mon/Dvaravati terracottas were made on a limited scale owing to the technical difficulties of production. The face is broad with a wide nose, elongated ears and fleshy lips. The head, which was once surrounded by a halo, is covered in heavy stylised curls with the 'ushnisha' appearing as a hemispherical dome on the top of the head. Such terracottas have been found in a standing pose or in a European style seated posture - with legs hanging down, often with hands held in 'vitarka mudra', the gesture of teaching. The most extensive remains of these terracottas have been found at sites at Ku Bua in Central Thailand, south of Bangkok.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, 1999.
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Places
Where the work was made
Thailand
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Exhibition history
Shown in 1 exhibition
Thai and Khmer sculpture, David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, Sydney, 25 Aug 1965–11 Sep 1965
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Robert Haines, Thai and Khmer sculpture, Sydney, Aug 1965. lot no. 12
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Provenance
David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney, 15 Aug 1965-11 Sep 1965, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, offered for sale, Thai and Khmer sculpture, 25 August- 11 September 1965, lot no. 12.
David Strachan, Sep 1965, Australia, purchased from David Jones Gallery (art dealership).
Veronica Rowan, Nov 1970-1999, Deakin/Canberra/Australian Capital Territory/Australia, by descent to Ms Rowan, sister of David Strachan. Gift of the Estate of David Strachan 1995 to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1999.