17th-19th century AD. A gilt bronze figure of Buddha sitting on a rounded rock(?), with tall conical spiked headdress, jewelled robe and swags of beads, hands placed in the lap, feet resting on a stool with elephant and monkey attendants. 4 kg, 37cm (14 1/2"). Property of an East Sussex gentleman; from his private collection formed between 1983 and 1990; formerly in a South East London collection formed in the 1970s.