A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Tibet, 18th/ 19th cent.
H. 13,4 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his hands clasped in front of his chest, wearing monastic garment including a mantle covering his left shoulder showing a section in the shape of a swallow’s tail, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead, elongated earlobes, curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a lotus bud, sealed.
Southern German private collection - Minor traces of age, slightly chipped