A POLYCHROME WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Ceylon, ca. 19th c.
H. 69 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a shaped pedestal with both hands resting on his lap in dhyanamudra, wearing monastic robe covering his left shoulder, decorated with a raised wavy pattern, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his shaven hairdo surmounted by a separate carved stylize flame.
Old German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Damages due to age