A VERY RARE BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BUDDHANORTHERN WEI DYNASTY (AD 386-534)The Buddha is shown seated in dhyanasana on a lotus base, wearing a simple robe that is wrapped around the body and draped over the left shoulder. His face is sensitively cast with a serene, meditative expression with half-closed eyes framed by large, pendulous ear lobes below the curled hair. The reverse is cast with two tabs for attachment of a mandorla.7 3⁄8 in. (18.8 cm.) high