A large bronze figure of a 'Walking Buddha'
A large bronze figure of a 'Walking Buddha'

THAILAND, SUKHOTHAI PERIOD, 14TH CENTURY

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A large bronze figure of a 'Walking Buddha'
Thailand, Sukhothai period, 14th Century
Well cast walking on an octagonal canted plinth, his right hand extended alongside and his left hand raised in abhaya mudra, wearing a long flowing sanghati draped over his left shoulder with undulating hems, his face with a benign expression beneath steeply arched brows, his hair arranged in tight curls with domed usnisa and flame finial, some encrustation overall
28 in. (73 cm.) high