A gilt-copper plaque of Buddha Shakyamuni

Description:

Nepal, 17th cent.
H. 7,8 cm
Sitting in vajrasana on a lotus pedestal, the right hand raised in abhayamudra, while the left rests on the shoß and supports the alms bowl;with diaphanous cloak, the face with serene expression, raised Urna on the forehead, the curly hairstyle continued into the usnisha with lotus bud and five-fingered serpent canopy behind, mounted.
From an important Southern German private collection, collected since the 1960s - Minim. traces of age and wear