SITTING BUDDHA Bronze with traces of gold Burma , 13th century , Pagan Style Dimensions: Height 26 cm by 12 cm by 18 cm Weight: 2600,5 grams Buddha in lotus position on a double reverse lotus throne. The robe covers his lower body and is fanning out underneath his ankles. Only a strand is wrapped around his neck and hanging down at the back of his shoulder. He is showing the dharmachakra mudra, setting the wheel of teaching into motion. The head is comparably big and round. The lips are small and smiling, the nose realistically-looking and broad, the eyes are closed and the pulled-together eyebrows create an almost squinting look. A dot is placed between the eyebrows. Curls cover the head, a lotus bud symbolises the ushnisha. The earlobes are elongated. The statue is hollow.