A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibet, late 15th cent.
H. 13,2 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in varadamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, unsealed
Private collection Rhineland, mainly assembled in the 1970's and 80's - Minor wear and traces of age