A tall Sri Lankan copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century - image-1

Lot 46 Dα

A tall Sri Lankan copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century

Auction 1179 - overview Cologne
24.06.2021, 11:00 - Asiatische Kunst
Estimate: 3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result: 9.375 € (incl. premium)

A tall Sri Lankan copper alloy figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. 18th/19th century

Standing on a separately cast double lotus base, the right hand raised in abhaya mudra, the left hanging down, the robe covering only the left shoulder and falling in numerous stylised folds.
Height 57.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Southern Germany, purchased in 1984 from a Mr Stupnicki from Neuötting, who before 1930 lived in Sri Lanka for many years