Description：A SMALL IVORY FIGURE OF BUDDHA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY Sri Lanka, Kandy district. Standing on a circular lotus base with his right hand raised in abhaya mudra and his left arm at the shoulder. Wearing a sanghati draped over his left shoulder and finely pleated in undulating folds. His serene face with downcast eyes and the urna incised as a spiral, with long pierced earlobes and tightly curled hair surmounted by a flame-shaped finial. Provenance: From a Dutch private estate. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and an elegant patina of creamy, naturally grown tone. Weight: 79.7 g Dimensions: Height 13.5 cm (excl. base) and 14.3 cm (incl. base) Mounted on a circular hardwood base, probably a later addition. (2) Literature comparison: Compare a closely related but larger (30 cm high) ivory figure of Buddha, dated to the 18th century, in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 2010.475.5, and another of closely related size dated to the 19th century in the collection of the British Museum, museum number 1898,0702.67. This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.