A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th/ 18th cent.
H. 55 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a lotus base placed on a circular tiered pedestal with both hands raised in front of his chest in the abhayamudra, wearing monastic garment including uttarasangha and samghati, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes, his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame, traces of gilt- and black-lacquer.
Old German private collection - Traces of age and wear, partly chipped