Two figures of Sariputta and Moggallana

Qing dynasty, 18-19th century

Gilt copper alloy

H9,2cm

This pair of monks represents Sariputta and Moggallana, the Buddha’s two chief disciples. Their long robes bordered with a floral design fall with elegant pleats along their body. With the right hand they hold a myrobalan fruit, used in the ayurvedic medicine as an anti-inflammatory, and in the left hand a begging bowl.