Buddha Copper Alloy Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

A figure of the standing Buddha, wearing monastic robes, the hair arranged in prominent curls forming the usnisha which rises in the shape of a truncated cone topped by an ornament resembling a small flower bud.

Japanese Collection

The right arm is broken mid way down the forearm, the left arm broken at the elbow together with the robe draped over it which is chipped at the top under the elbow and along the curved edge further down. The right eyelid and the tip of the nose are slightly chipped, there is a hairline crack at the back of the neck and the socle on the back to hold a halo is broken. The feet are separately cast and attached just below the robes with a visible join. The polished surface has sustained some corrosion and oxidation. Fairly good condition. No restoration.
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Compare the arrangement of the hair to an example published in Jean Boisselier, The Heritage of Thai Scultpure, New York, 1975, pl. 17.