A METAL FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, ca. 19th c.
H. 29 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a pedestal, all around cast with a row of elephants, each placed within a scalloped medallion amidst scrolling tendrils, his right hand in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, his face is displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame.
Former old German private collection, assembled in the 1980s
Traces of ase, base with minor greenish corrosion and slightly chipped