A tall Sri Lankan copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century
A tall Sri Lankan copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century
Standing on a separately cast double lotus base, the right hand raised in abhaya mudra, the left hanging down, the robe covering only the left shoulder and falling in numerous stylised folds.
Height 57.5 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Southern Germany, purchased in 1984 from a Mr Stupnicki from Neuötting, who before 1930 lived in Sri Lanka for many years
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A tall Sri Lankan copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century
Standing on a separately cast double lotus base, the right hand raised in abhaya mudra, the left hanging down, the robe covering only the left shoulder and falling in numerous stylised folds.
Height 57.5 cm
Provenance
Private collection, Southern Germany, purchased in 1984 from a Mr Stupnicki from Neuötting, who before 1930 lived in Sri Lanka for many years