A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th cent.
H. 43,5 cm
Seated in European fashion with his feet neatly placed next to each other, both hands resting on his upper legs, one with palm downwards while the other showing the palm upwards, wearing monastic robe including an uttarasangha fastened around the waist with a belt and the samghati covering both shoulders, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, on stand. Weight: 2,7 kg.
Southern German private collection - Partly damages and chipped