A GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibet, early 16th cent.
H. 13,4 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with the vajra-emblem to his front, his right hand lowered in the bhumisparshamudra while the left is resting on his lap, wearing a monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes, the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, unsealed.
Southern German private collection - Wear, partly chipped