Seated Buddha Sculpture

Media: wood carving with pigments
Cat no: BSCSW003
Origin: Burma
Age: late 19th c to early 20th c
Measurement (WxDxH): 7.5x4x19.5"

The Buddha is seated on an unusual double-lotus throne in an "adamantine posture" (vajrasana), with his legs crossed and the soles of both feet turned up. The image was depicted in a common Burmese style known as the “Shan-style”, characterized by the typical bell shape of the usnisa (turban) on Buddha’s head and his iconic and meditative facial expression.