A gold Buddha Indonesia, possibly Kutai Kingdom, 9th-10th century

standing on a molded bronze pedestal, wearing monastic robes draped to leave the right shoulder bare, the edge covering the left arm to the wrist. The undercloth can be seen emerging from below the lower hem of the robe. The left hand holds a large loop of the garment while the right hand forms vitarkamudra. A gold wire attached at the shoulders denotes a halo surrounding his head. The face is well defined with sharp, large features and the hair is arranged in curls topped by a circular knob

Gold Buddha in very good overall condition, some dark accretion on the right side at the back. Minor cracks in the surface and soil deposits. Bronze pedestal is heavily oxidized. No restoration.
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Indonesian artists produced many small Buddhist figures modeled in precious metals and sometimes inlaid with precious stones. Compare to a seated Tara published Lerner, M. and Kossak, S.; The Lotus Transcendent, Indian and Southeast Asian Art from the Samuel Eilenberg Collection, New York, 1991, p. 182, fig. 141.