A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Schätzpreis:

1.600 €

Description:

Tibet, 15th c.
H. 15,3 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base with the vajra-emblem to the front, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing a diaphanous monastic garment, its border incised with a scrolling design, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus-bud, resealed.
Old Munich private collection, collected before 1995
Minor wear, slightly chipped

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