A SILVER-INLAID COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

North West-India, ca. 15th c.
H. 9,7 cm
Seated with legs crossed on a stepped throne, his hands resting on his lap in dyanamudra, wearing monastic garment, including a mantle covering his left shoulder, his face displaying a serene expression with inlaid eyes below arched eyebrows, inlaid urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes and his curled hairdo continuing into the low ushnisha, traces of gilding, the front of the throne base with inscription.
Former old German private collection, assembled before 2000 - Wear, traces of age