"Buddha Shakyamuni In Bronze, Burma - Myanmar"
This Burmese image of the historic Buddha, Shakyamuni, makes a gesture known as bhumisparsha-mudra, or "taking the earth to witness." It was made in bronze, with lost wax and dates from the end of the 18th or the beginning of the 19th century. Provenance: Estate of collector and art dealer Claude de Marteau. Sold with certificate of authenticity. H 39 CM W 34 CM Depth 21 CM Weight: 8.970 kg Sending by secure and insured parcel at 100% of the value: Belgium / France: 50€ in a custom wooden crate