A LARGE FINELY CAST GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CROWNED SHAKYAMUNI TIBET, 14TH – 15TH CENTURY |

cast seated in vajraparyankasana on a double lotus pedestal before a vajra, the right hand held in bhumisparshamudra and the left in dhyanamudra, wearing a pleated robe draped over the left shoulder and hemmed with foliate scroll borders, the serene face with downcast eyes and a meditative expression, flanked by a pair of pendulous earlobes with vertical slits, the head and domed ushnisha covered with tight curls and surmounted by an ovoid jewel, crowned with a turquoise-inset diadem