A BRONZE FIGURE OF PADMAPANI, Indonesia, Central Java, 9th/10th ct., seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with his right foot supported by a smaller lotus, his right hand in varadamudra while the left is holding the padma lotus, wearing dhoti, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression, his hair combed in the jatamakuta set to the front with a minute figure of Buddha and a head-halo behind - Formerly property from an old European private collection, acquired prior to 1990 - Partly traces of age and only few small chips