An 18thC Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddhist Vitarka Mudra Hand Fragment sub-Curios Worn by warriors of old

Worn by warriors of old

The Buddha lived in northeast India around 2

extending to approximately twenty five inches in length

known in two final versions

An 18thC Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddhist Vitarka Mudra Hand Fragment sub-Curios Worn by warriors of oldOrigin: Thailand Period: Mid 18thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1750 Width: 4. 5 Depth: 2 Height: 1. 75 The beautiful cast bronze hand fragment with traces of gilding, elegantly positioned in the Vitarka Mudra, a gesture symbolising the transmission of Buddhist teachings, the fingers gracefully curved, with the thumb and index finger forming a circle, while the remaining fingers extend outward and the whole surviving from the eighteenth century. The