A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, NEPAL, 18th ct., seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with his right hand in varadamudra while the left is resting on his lap supporting the alms-bowl, wearing monastic robe, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, curled hair continuing in the ushnisha topped with a lotus-bud and a floral mandorla behind - Provenance: Former old German private collection, assembled prior to 1990 - Slightly chipped, wear