BUDDHA
Bronze rest gilt
Thailand , Ratanakosin around 1850
Dimensions: Height 25 cm
Weight: 1528 grams
Intricately designed Buddha sitting on a pyramid-shaped three-tiered base. The tiers are each finely rendered with small triangles. A small carpet hangs down in the center front, also finely elaborated with dotted lines and shapes. The Buddha is forming the bhumispharsa mudra and the face is stern and calm. The body is dressed in a robe with ornamented brim, the chest is decorated with a diamond-shaped breast plate also full with ornaments. He is wearing a very high ornate headdress with additional ornaments spiraling from the sides. The back of the bronze reveals as much as details as the front speaking of design of the robes. The lower part has two hooks for attachment.