A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibet, ca. 18th ct.
H. 26,2 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with both hands resting on his lap supporting the alms-bowl, wearing monastic robe, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, raised urna, elongated earlobes, and the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha topped with a lotus-bud, traces of blue colour.
Old South German private collection, assembled before 1990
Wear, very slightly chipped