A bronze bust of Buddha Shakyamuni

Description:

Thailand, Ratanakosin period, early 19th cent.
H. 32 cm
Cast in a seated posture, right arm broken off, left hand resting on the shoß, dressed in uttarasangha and samghati, decorated with a floral pattern, his face showing a serene expression with lowered eyes under arched eyebrows;His face shows a serene expression with lowered eyes under arched eyebrows, raised urna on the forehead, loose earlobes and his curled hair continuing to the ushnisha, traces of gilded lacquer, on a pedestal.
From the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940 - 2024), collected from 1965 onwards - Minor damages due to age