Object Details
Culture
Thailand, Sukhothai period
Date
14th century
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
12 5/8 × 4 5/8 inches (32 × 11.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of John Conrad Swartz
Object
Number
2000.178.005
During the Sukhothai period, the walking Buddha with one hand raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of(…)
During the Sukhothai period, the walking Buddha with one hand raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of reassurance) was one of the most popular representations of the Buddha. The majority of Sukhothai votive tablets portray either the standing or walking Buddha. These tablets were typically placed together with other sacred objects, such as relics and Buddha images, in one or more containers, and then laid in the relic chamber of a stupa.
