A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Sri Lanka, Kandya period, 19th c.
H. 20 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a square pedestal with his right hand raised in the abhayamudra while the left is stretched along his body, wearing monastic garment, including underskirt and mantle covering his left shoulder cast with a horizontal wavy design all around, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, pierced elongated earlobes and his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
From a European private collection, acquired prior 2007 - Minor wear, the flame chipped, old collector's number at the reverse of the base