Description A GOLD REPOUSSé VOTIVE PLAQUE DEPICTING A STANDING BUDDHA
Cambodia or Laos, 10th-12th century. The gold plaque with fine repoussé and neatly incised details depicting Buddha standing in samapada on a double lotus dais, his right hand raised in abhaya mudra, wearing a samghati draped over the left shoulder, showing a calm expression with almond eyes, long earlobes, a broad nose, and a benevolent smile, the hair in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with some minor bending, traces of age and wear, as well as soil encrustations.
Weight: 3.5 g
Dimensions: Size 8.4 x 3.9 cm