Gilt Bronze Buddha Statue
The Age of Unified Silla, 9th Century
Hight 8.5cm

With one finger, the feet, and the gilding missing, this statue is incomplete. However, it is characteristic of Buddha figures made during the Unified Shilla Kingdom. The head rises into a high crown but no hair is visible. With the right hand beside the chest, and with left hand holding the big medicine case, this is the Buddha of medicine, presumed to have been made in the late Unified Shilla Kingdom.