A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Nepal, 18th cent.
H. 17,5 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a separate cast lotus base, his right hand lowered in the bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap supporting the alms bowl, wearing a monastic garment including under-skirt and mantle covering his left shoulder, the border incised with a scrolling tendril design, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, raised urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, the base with a lengthy dedicatory inscription, unsealed.
Old Southern German private collection, assembled before 1975 - Minor wear, traces of age, slightly chipped