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| Keywords: Thai - Seated Crowned Buddha in "Maravijaya" - Walters 542747.jpg The overall shape and the treatment of the sockets is suggestive of a pan-Thai tendency observable in both Lan Na and Ayutthaya Nevertheless it is possible that the facial type had a long local history The re-emergence of the crowned Buddha as an iconic type is an important phenomenon It is the story of Jambupati that has been the central explanatory tradition within Thailand Perhaps the story was given new life in Lan Na around 1500 and then spread to other regions The casual freedom with which the decorative elements of the crown and base have been executed endowing this sculpture with considerable vivacity suggests a moment at the beginning of a tradition when the sculptors were not hamstrung by rules or expectations The 'S'-spirals and hooks are related in character to the decorative elements made of coiled lengths of clay and placed on the shoulder of stoneware jars early Other date century 16 Lan Na hollow cast leaded bronze at knees cm 23 3 12 accession number 54 2747 31650 Nakhon Kasem Bangkok Alexander B Griswold Monkton 1948 presented to the Breezewood Foundation 1965 inv no 549 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Lan Na in present-day Thailand Walters Art Museum license Thai sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
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