A gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Nepal, 15th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands in bhumisparsamudra with the vajra resting before him, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with the folds elegantly piled beneath the ankles, the face with elongated eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes and surmounted by a prominent ushnisha, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Shakyamuni Buddha
Nepal, 15th Century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands in bhumisparsamudra with the vajra resting before him, clad in a diaphanous sanghati with the folds elegantly piled beneath the ankles, the face with elongated eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes and surmounted by a prominent ushnisha, the base sealed and incised with a double-vajra
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.) high
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