9th/10th century Subtly carved standing forward with his gaze downcast in a serene expression, the rounded face set with narrowed eyes below the high arched eyebrows, with the elegantly-carved nose above the tightly-closed mouth and well-defined chin, the bald and smooth head with full cheeks and elongated ears, the right hand in varada mudra, the left in abhaya mudra, clad in flowing robes over his shoulders and cascading in arched waves below the chest, the bare feet protruding below the robes, the disciple raised on a circular dais. 94cm (37in) high. (2).