A monumental Burmese white marble Post-Pagan Buddha with traces of gilt-lacquer, Ava Kingdom, 17th C

Dim.: 67,5 x 40 x 114 cm (the buddha)
Dim.: 74 x 51 x 88,5 cm (the stand)

Provenance: An important Belgian private collection.

Ref.:
- The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, accession number: AN1685.B.175.a for a very similar example. (link)

A monumental Burmese white marble sculpture of Śākyamuni Buddha, modelled seated in vajraparyankāsana, with the right hand held in bhūmisparśa mudrā and the left in dhyāna mudrā. The sculpture shows a finely pleated robe draped over the left shoulder. The serene face is characterised by highly arched eyebrows and prominent, protruding eyes; the head is broadly oval in shape and slightly flattened at the crown. The uṣṇīṣa takes the form of a low truncated cone, surmounted by a finial resembling a lotus bud, which in Indian-derived iconography represents a sacred jewel.

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