A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE WALKING BUDDHA

Description:

Thailand, ca. 16th c.
H. 34/35,5 cm
Standing in walking posture on a lotus base with his right hand stretched along his body while the left is showing the vitarkamudra, wearing uttarasangha tied around the waist with a belt and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame.
Former old German private collection, assembled in the 1980s
Traces of age, partly minor traces of corrosion, small chips to base, wood stand