A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

China, Tang dynasty
H. 11,2 cm
Seated with legs crossed on a high pedestal, the right hand raised while the left is resting on his left knee, wearing monastic garment, including a mantle, his face displaying a serene expression, his hair continuing into the ushnisha and a flaming head halo behind, the reverse with a mainly illegible inscription.
Old German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Wear, traces of age