A NORTH THAI GOLD LEAF FIGURE OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI IN PARANIRVANA, in reclining posture on a lotus-base, his left arm stretched along his body, the right supporting the head, wearing uttarasangha and samghati, his face with downcast expression, ealongated earlobes, a tightly curled hairdress and usnisha, the last surmounted by a flame, gold leaf around a clay core, circa 19th Century