Best of its type- 13thC. Fantastic, Southern Thai Buddha with a strong Khmer/Uthong influence. I've seen several closely related examples over the years, but they were all much smaller and not nearly as well cast or sculpted. It is also perfectly in balance, something hard to explain but amazing when encountering it. All of the related examples have had elaborate "belts" or "sashes" around their waists with a lotus in the middle. None were as intricate as this one. They also had faces closely related to 13th-century Khmer and the earliest Uthong but appeared friendlier and more gentle. This type is far rarer than its Khmer counterpart based on what I have seen in books, the marketplace, auction houses, and museums over the past 30 years. This is the nicest example I've seen anywhere. The base has echoes of Sri Lankan and Indian Sculpture of the time, which is not surprising given peninsular Thailand is right across the Bay of Bengal. Size: ( 19.875" H x 7" W ) - 13.94lbs / 6.320kg - ( Base is 2"H )