Description A BURMESE GOLD REPOUSSé VOTIVE PLAQUE OF BUDDHA
Burma, 15th-17th century. The gold plaque with fine repoussé depicting Buddha standing with the right hand raised in abhaya mudra and the left hand lowered in vitarka mudra, wearing a samghati around his left shoulder, the face with a meditative expression, long earlobes, and urna, the hair in tight curls surmounted by an ushnisha, a halo behind the head. The edges of the plaque are pierced with several small holes for attachment.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with one miniscule tear around a piercing to the lower edge, expected minor traces of age and wear as well as soil encrustations.
Weight: 5.5 g
Dimensions: Size 8.9 x 5.1 cm