RARE AND IMPORTANT SITTING BUDDHA.
Origin: Thailand.
Dynasty: Dvaravati period (ca. 6th-11th c.).
7th-9th c.
Bronze with green and rust brown patina; partly with residue of oxidation.
Sitting in padmasana with the hands in teaching gesture (Vitarka Mudra) with thumb and
index finger touching at the right hand. The face is expressively formed with full lips
and connected; high arched eyebrows over almost closed eyes. The ears with elongated ear
lobes; which have open slits; the hair in full curls with a spherical crowning. Beneath
the thin robe; which is only indicated in fine relief lines on the chest and over the
legs; the body features are clearly visible. Over the left wrist the hem of the garment is
draped in folds. The figure sits on three short feet; which probably served to anchor it
in a pedestal. On the back an eyelet for the canopy or mandorla.
Measurement: Height 33cm; width 24cm; depth 14cm.


Although figures made of bronze from the Dvaravati period are much rarer than those made of stone; this figure shows a great restrained elegance in its design.

Provenance:
North German privte collection. Family owned for about 30 years.
Art trade; Van Ham.