A statuette of Buddha seated crossed legged on a three-tiered base with incised lotus leaf detailing. The statuette is made from resin or clay and covered with white hammered metal at the base, and a gold-coloured metal on figure's raised headpiece, a technique developed for producing relatively cheap images of Buddha. Buddha is depicted with one hand touching the earth, a mudra (position) known as Bhumisparsha mudra. The pose symbolises the moment of enlightenment, when Buddha touched the ground to call the earth goddess Sthavara to bear witness to the event. The reposed facial expression alludes to serenity of enlightenment, while the elongated ear hints at Buddha's princely origins.