A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand Lanna period, 16th c.
H. 42,5 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a shaped throne, his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing a monastic garment including the uttarasangha and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame.
Old Munich private collection, assembled before 1980
Partly minor damages due to age, minor rest.