A bronze figure of Buddha Shakyamuni

Description:

Thailand, late Ayutthaya period, early 18th c.
H. 52 cm
Standing in samabhanga on a separate cast gilt- and black-lacquered bronze pedestal with his right hand in the abhayamudra while the left arm is stretched down along his body, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, elongated earlobes, spiky curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame.
From a German private collection - Breakage to the right hand, which has been glued. Minor age-related wear and partially losses to the lacquer surface