A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Chieng Seng period, late 15th c.
H. 24 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a shaped pedestal with his right hand lowered in bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame, traces of gilt-lacquer.
European private collection, assembled before 2007 - Traces of age, wear