A large gilt bronze alloy of a Buddha, a young serene full face framed by elongated earlobes, Sino-Tibetan, 19th/20th century, the hair arranged in rows of tight whorls surmounted by a domed ushnisha, wearing a close fitting robe with the pleats of the monastic cape falling in neat folds, hands in the gesture of touching the earth, seated on double lotus throne, height 61 cm, width 43 cm, depth 31 cm, weight 27 kg