Gilt bronze statuette of Sakyamuni Buddha

Gilt bronze statuette of Sakyamuni Buddha seated on a lotus throne. The gesture (*mudra*) of the right hand of the Buddha suggests he is preaching the Buddhist law. H. 68 centimeters (base included). Dated late Tang or Five Dynasties (10th century). Excavated from the crypt of the Thunder Peak Pagoda (Leifengta) in Hangzhou, China. Now exhibited at the Zhejiang Provincial Museum Gushan Branch in the same city. Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab鎏金铜释迦牟尼佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）坐像，安坐于莲花宝座之上。佛像右手所施手印（mudra）为说法印，寓意其正宣讲佛法。该造像通高68厘米（含底座），年代判定为晚唐至五代时期（公元10世纪）。其出土于中国杭州雷峰塔（Thunder Peak Pagoda）地宫，现藏并展出于杭州市浙江省博物馆孤山分馆（Zhejiang Provincial Museum Gushan Branch）。 数据来源：Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab