A LARGE AND RARE LAO BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA,Early Era (1358 - 777). Seated in dhyãnãsana on a high pedestal with his hands in bhumisparsa and dhyana mudrãs, wearing a close-fitting sanghati draped over his left shoulder with a silver and opaque glass inlaid sash, his face with a peaceful contemplative expression with a bow shaped mouth and silver inlaid nose, his hair arranged in rows of spiral curls rising to a domed ushnisha, remains of gilding - 22 in. high. Estimate $2,500-3,500
See Somkiat Lopetcharat " Lao Buddha, The Image and Its History " p. 109 - 138
