A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Lopburi period, 13th cent.
H. 30,3 cm (o.S.)
Standing in samabanga on the remains of a plinth, both hands showing the abhayamudra, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, fastened around the waist with a girdle decorated with ornaments, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes touching his shoulders, his curled hairdo continuing into a low ushnisha topped with a lotus bud and secured with a small tiara, on stand.
Old European private collection - Wear, traces of age, slightly chipped