Featured Bronze reclining Buddha

It could be Javanese. It is certainly East Asian, and very likely SE Asian. From there it becomes a fairly generic type of the region.

East Java has a tradition of casting sturdy bronzes, and they have been making many replicas over the last 30 years or so.
Very nice 'stuff', I have a few Javanese bronze replicas myself. Mine are Hindu subjects.

 

As you can see, Java has a few huge reclining Buddhas (the white one is in neighbouring Bali):
https://indonesiaexpat.id/travel/history-culture/5-largest-reclining-buddha-statues-in-indonesia/

 

I love it . A good clean and it will be a treasure to look at.

 

And wax.

 

I'd say she is more dead than reclining.

Very nice though

 

I have no idea about it but it’s a cool piece!

 

if it was dead , the head would fall to the ground...

 

The Buddha was a he, a Nepali prince called Siddharta Gautama.
I have never seen a dead person holding his arm and head up like that, not even in rigor mortis.

 

An expert on Asian antiques I follow recommends nothing more than a light wipe with a damp cloth and a very light application of oil to give the surface some moisture. A further cleaning could damage its well earned patina.

 

Looks good, Davey.

 

He's relaxing !

 

Be it an original or replica, it's nice that its bronze. I've always fancied finding a bronze buddha but very few and far between it would seem.

Regarding rigor mortis, the body sets in whatever position it is in when the muscles go rigid. So a body could in effect be in any position during this phase. This of course relaxes after a certain amount of time and the body becomes flexible again. I have sadly stumbled upon four bodies in my line of work (I work with older people) and some of the positions have been quite odd.

 

Oh dear, not where I thought this discussion was going! I only run into fake bodies, or uh...very old skeletal remains in my job. I am sorry you've had that unexpected experience not only once, but 4 times!