Standing Buddha, in double abhaya mudrâ / Artist Unknown, Thailand
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- Accession Number
- 2005/1.475
- Title
- Standing Buddha, in double abhaya mudrâ
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Thailand
- Artist Nationality
- Thai
- Medium and Support
- gilt bronze with glass inlay
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Thailand (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Thailand (nation)
- Dimensions
- 59.5 cm x 14 cm x 12.5 cm (23 7/16 in. x 5 1/2 in. x 4 15/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- statue
- Secondary Object Classification
- Metalwork
- Secondary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- Standing gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in royal costume. Stands on a lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.
- Subject Matter
- Buddha in intricate costume standing on a lotus pedestal. Such elaborate decoration has come to characterize Thai Buddhist imagery of the 19th and 20th centuries. Hands form double abhaya mudra (the gesture of reassurance), called “calming the ocean” by Thais.
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- hinayana
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1542 x 3636
- File Size
- 746 KB
- Record
- 2005/1.475
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