A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Nepal, Dated 825 (1704 C.E.)
Seated in dhyanasana on a high double-lotus base with an inscription running around the lower rim, the right hand in bhumisparshamudra and the left in dhyanamudra cradling a kapala, clad in a pleated sanghati with incised floral motifs, a sash tied around his waist and a torque necklace inlaid with a hardstone adorning his chest, the face with a meditative expression with heavy-lidded eyes beneath sloping brows, straight nose, and pursed lips, the hair in small knots surmounted by a five-part tiara with a hardstone at center
7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha
Nepal, Dated 825 (1704 C.E.)
Seated in dhyanasana on a high double-lotus base with an inscription running around the lower rim, the right hand in bhumisparshamudra and the left in dhyanamudra cradling a kapala, clad in a pleated sanghati with incised floral motifs, a sash tied around his waist and a torque necklace inlaid with a hardstone adorning his chest, the face with a meditative expression with heavy-lidded eyes beneath sloping brows, straight nose, and pursed lips, the hair in small knots surmounted by a five-part tiara with a hardstone at center
7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) high
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