SUBJECT in antique gold-lacquered bronze, depicting the Maravijaya Buddha in "bhumishparsamudra" (gesture of taking the earth as witness) on a lotus, his eyes inlaid with mother-of-pearl. A partially legible inscription appears on the front of the base. Laos, 17th century. A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA MARAVIJAYA, LAOS, 17TH CENTURY. HEIGHT. 38 CM (14 15/16 IN.)