A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Nepal, ca. 17th cent.
H. 31,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with the vajra-emblem to its front, his right hand lowered in the bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap supporting the alms-bowl, wearing monastic garment including underskirt and a patchwork mantle, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, pierced elongated earlobes, the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, unsealed
From the estate of the collection of the German art dealer Fred Gelz - Minor wear and traces of age.