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Lot 17*

A GILT- AND BLACK-LACQUERED BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

1.500 € - 2.500 €

Result:

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Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 18th cent.
H. 80 cm
Seated in sattvasana on a plinth supported by several tapering short legs, originally to set into the lotus base, his right hand lowered in the bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing uttarasangha and samghati fastened around the waist with a belt, his face is displaying a serene expression with downcast mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, elongated earlobes and his spiky curled hairdo is continuing into the ushnisha.
From a South German collection, acquired on 14 February 2005 from a Munich dealer - Minor damages due to age, part. rest.