A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
NEPAL, THAKURI-EARLY MALLA PERIOD, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands held in bhumisparshamudra, clad in a diaphanous sanghati incised with a foliate pattern, the face with serene expression centered with a whorl-form urna, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha, which is surmounted by a knop
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
NEPAL, THAKURI-EARLY MALLA PERIOD, 12TH-13TH CENTURY
Seated in dhyanasana with his hands held in bhumisparshamudra, clad in a diaphanous sanghati incised with a foliate pattern, the face with serene expression centered with a whorl-form urna, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha, which is surmounted by a knop
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
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