Object Details
Culture
Thailand
Dvaravati period
Date
9th-10th century; Dvaravati Period
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 21 inches (53.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Associates Purchase Fund
Object
Number
64.0007
A distinctive style of sculpture flourished in central Thailand from the seventh to tenth centuries (…)
A distinctive style of sculpture flourished in central Thailand from the seventh to tenth centuries under an obscure Mon-speaking kingdom known as Dvaravati, where Buddhism was the predominant religion. Characteristic of the Mon-Dvaravati style, this Buddha holds both hands in the gesture of teaching (vitarka mudra), and his smooth, symmetrical robe emphasizes the idealized physique and vital life, or breath (prana), of the enlightened being.