Thai Gilt Bronze Buddha, Bangkok Period

Thai gilt bronze figure of the Buddha, early Bangkok period, early 19th century, standing in samabhanga with both hands raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of assurance), the gilt samghati cast as an elaborate brocade garment, the smiling face framed by long pendant earlobes and a coiffure of short curls extending over the usnisha surmounted by a flame finial (finial chipped, missing feet), 19''h