19th century AD or earlier. A bronze statuette of standing Buddha on a rectangular base, wearing loosely draped robe, right hand raised in a gesture of reassurance, left hand holding a bottle, serene expression, ushnisha above the head, elongated earlobes; pierced lug to the back and two rectangular slots to the base. 1.1 kg, 25cm (10"). Property of a Middlesex collector; acquired on the London art market before 2000; formerly in an old English collection.