15. A BRONZE RELIQUARY Thailand, Sukhothai, 14th-15th centur…

Lot no. 15

Estimate: €5,000 - €7,000

Sale date : 12/12/2025 at 11:00 AM

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15. A BRONZE RELIQUARY Thailand, Sukhothai, 14th-15th century 24 cm (9 1/2 in.) high This reliquary's geometric conical-shaped base recalls the traditional tiered stupa form. From this foundation, the form diverges, culminating in a domed top adorned with petals of the lotus flower in bloom. A similar reliquary with a domed top from the earlier Mon period (7th-9th century) is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (see Martin Lerner, The Flame and the Lotus, New York, 1984, pp.104-105), whereas, the treatment of the annular bands finds a close parallel in a 14th-century bronze lamp from Tak Province in northern Thailand, also in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection (acc. no. 1991.383.1). Provenance Ancart Ph., Brussels, 1985 Private Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above (recorded in a 1985 insurance document); Thence by descent. 泰國素可泰十四至十五世紀銅聖物盒來源 Ancart Ph.，布魯塞爾，1985年（記錄於1985年保險文件）比利時私人收藏，購於上者後由家族傳承

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