A rare gilt-copper-alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni
Mongolia, Zanabazar school, 18th centuryThe heavily cast figure seated with his right hand in bhumisparsa mudra, the left arm resting on the right foot in abhaya mudra holding an alms bowl, the face in peaceful expression below the tight curls and high ushnisha, wearing long flowing robes adorned at the hems with blossoms, falling in pleats between his crossed legs, raised on a double-lotus pedestal between beaded and stepped borders. 19.4cm (7 5/8in) high.