Buddha Shakyamuni, Sino-Tibetan, 17th/18th c., fire-gilt bronze, the historical Buddha Siddharta Gautama in lotus-seat(skrt. padmasana) with the right hand performing the gesture of touching the earth(skrt. bhumisparsha-mudra), the left hand carrying a bowl (probably alms bowl filled with food), ornamental borders and extremely vivid course of the folds of the robe decorate the Buddha's body, face of ever-conscious apathy marked with remnants of setting, jewel on Ushnisha skull outgrowth, 15,5x12x7,5cm, 779g