Plaque with image of the walking Buddha

Date14th century

MediumBronze

Dimensions12 5/8 × 4 5/8 inches (32 × 11.7 cm)

CultureThailand, Sukhothai period

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineGift of the Estate of John Conrad Swartz

Terms

Decorative Arts
Plaque
Bronze
Buddha
Buddhism
Canopies
Crowns
Finials
Flowers
Headgear
Lotus flowers
Lotus petals
Lotuses
Pedestals
Plaques
Religion
Vases
Walking
Thai

Object number2000.178.005

Label CopyDuring the Sukhothai period, the walking Buddha with one hand raised in the abhaya mudra (gesture of reassurance) was one of the most popular representations of the Buddha. The majority of Sukhothai votive tablets portray either the standing or walking Buddha. These tablets were typically placed together with other sacred objects, such as relics and Buddha images, in one or more containers, and then laid in the relic chamber of a stupa.

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