Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Vitarka Mudra Material - Papier Mache these were used to store

these were used to store candles in the days before electricity

This was carved from a young tree and a strongly coloured section of heartwood is visible

Hand carved from the distinctive golden-yellow sandstone of Jaisalmer

These milk pots come from the border of Nepal & India and are around 100 years old

Gilt Brass Sitting Buddha - Vitarka Mudra Material - Papier Mache these were used to storeThis large bronze Buddha has a serene gaze with painted eyes and lips. Buddha is seated in vitarka mudra, with his right hand raised, index finger touching thumb. and symbolises a constant flow of energy and information. It induces the energy and communicates the teachings and spiritual principles of Buddha. He sits here on his lotus throne, which raises Buddha above the contamination of day to day existence like a lotus flower rising above the water