Bronze

Indonesia , 19th century or later

Dimension: Height 15 cm Width 9 cm Depth 7 cm

Weight: 374 grams

Seated deity, probably Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara recognizable by the lotus flower he is holding in his hand. Seated with one knee lifted and one lying on the round lotus base, dressed in a short garment and adorned with jewellery and the sacred thread. His right elbow is resting on the right knee and the hand showing a mudra. The left hand is showing a mudra as well and holding the stem of a lotus flower extending to his left shoulder. The head is bent to his right shoulder and he has a friendly facial expression, the urna on the forehead. The head adorned with a high, winged crown with a central Buddha effigy, encircling the hairbun. His hair is running down in strands at the back. The statue is hollow.