Laos, 15th - 18th century Buddha figure in repoussé gold, represented seated in padmasana on a high terracotta base featuring a double row of stylized incised lotus petals, the right hand in bhumisparsamudra, the left hand in dhyanamudra, he is dressed in a sober monastic robe, the face serene, the eyes half-closed, the earlobes stretched, the curly hair covering the ushnisha H. 14 cm Weight : 208 g. Provenance: Former Zelnik collection, exhibited in the Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, Budapest Publication: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, pages 77, Budapest, 2013

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