A TIBETAN GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

PROBABLY 16TH CENTURY

Depicted seated in dhyanasana, he holds his left hand upon his lap in dhyana mudra and touches the ground with his right hand in bhumisparsha mudra, wearing loose robes bordered by foliate motifs and bands of small bosses draped over one shoulder, his well-defined face flanked by elongated earlobes, with his hair cast in tight curls, 20.3cm, 1.9kg.