A BRONZE FIGURE OF THE CROWNED BUDDHA

Description:

Thailand, Khmer, Lopburi period, 13th cent.
H. 26,5 (29,7 ) cm
Standing in samabhanga on a rectangular plinth with both hands raised in the vitarkamudra, wearing monastic robe including an underskirt fastened around his wiast with a belt decorated with tassels, mantle covering both shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with almond-shaped eyes below ridges eyebrows, pouting lips, elongated earlobes with pendeloque ear ornaments, his hair combed in a chignon and secured with a crown, on stand.
Old Bavarian private collection, purchased on 18 March 1992 for DM 6,000 from Georg Hartl, Munich - copies of the expert’s report and invoice preserved, by descent to the present owner - Traces of age, slightly chipped and very minor repairs