A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Lanna period, 16th ct.
H. 40 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a throne with his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati covering the left shoulder, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes, the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame, traces of gilt- and black-lacquer.
Aus einer deutschen Privatsammlung, assembled in the 1970s - Partly traces of age, flame slightly chipped