Description: Buddha Shakyamuni. Tibet / China. Old fire-gilt bronze sculpture. Remains of polychrome painting. Repousse aureole separately crafted and probably older than the figure. Height 21 cm (8.3”). Weight 984 g. From German private collection. His right hand showing the bhumisparsha mudra, his left hand showing the dhyana mudra and holding a patra in his lap. Seated in dhyana-asana in front of an aureole on a lotus throne. Aureole with fine floral pattern. Bottom covered with sealed copper plate.