A NEPALESE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI, seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the left with patra, wearing pleated robes, his face with downcast expression, urna, pierced elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, the last with lotus-bud, a flaming aureol behind, the base with inscription, dated A.D. 1855

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A NEPALESE GILT-COPPER FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI, seated in vajrasana on a lotus-base, his right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the left with patra, wearing pleated robes, his face with downcast expression, urna, pierced elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha, the last with lotus-bud, a flaming aureol behind, the base with inscription, dated A.D. 1855
31 cm high

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