BUDDHABronze and CopperWest-Tibet 12th centuryDimensions: Height 8 cmWeight: 50 gramsBuddha seated in lotus pose with one hand touching the earth while the other is placed in his lap, his eyes are open and attentive. He is seated on a lotus platform on a rectangular throne supported by two lions. Buddha is sitting in a decorative alcove with three small stupas on the arch. The bronze is hollow and flat at the back.