This gorgeous  brass Buddha Meditating statue from Tibet stands approx. 16" tall. It is adorned in the semi-previous gems: Howlite, Malachite and Coral. 
 
He is seated in the Vitikara Mudra, a hand gesture where the right hand is shoulder height, palm out, index finger touching the thumb, while the left hand is seated palm up on the lap. This mudra's meaning is teaching, instruction and intellectual debate. It symbolizes the teaching phase of the Buddha.