A SILVER FOIL FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, late 19th c.
H. 44,1 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed on a pedestal, his right arm stretched along his body while the left is demonstrating the abhayamudra, wearing uttarasangha and samghati covering his left shoulder, 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, silver foil around a clay core.
Former European private collection, acquired prior to 2007
Traces of age, partly minor dents