清十八世紀 鎏金銅釋迦牟尼佛坐像

seated in dhyanasana with hands in dhyanamudra, wearing a robe draped over the left shoulder, the serene face with downcast eyes and a meditative expression, flanked by a pair of long pendulous ears, the head and domed ushnisha covered with tight curls and surmounted by an ovoid jewel, all supported on a double lotus pedestal with beaded edges

This gilt bronze figure is in good condition, but there is a small vertical dent (approx 1cm) to the centre of the back which follows the spine of the figure. There is also some light rubbing to the gilding throughout, expecially to the face, back of the neck, the chest and the arms. There are some minor dents to the lower rim of the base and some minor scratching to the upper surface of the base. The base plate is missing.
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