A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibet, 12th/ 13th cent.
H. 10 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand lowered in the bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing a monastic garment leaving his right shoulder bare, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes, elongated earlobes touching his shoulders, his hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, unsealed.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled before 2007 - Wear, traces of age, slightly chipped