A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Dvaravati period, ca. 9th ct.
H. 58 cm, montiert
Standing in samabhanga, both arms raised though hands broken, wearing samghati tied around the waist with a belt and the diaphanous uttarasangha draped over both shoulders falling down his body, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows touching his nose-bridge, pouting lips, elongated earlobes and the large curled hairdo continue into the ushnisha.
Former collection of Jacques d’Hondt (1920-2012), assembled in the 1950s to 70s - Partly damages due to age, minor rest.