Standing Buddha

Maker Unidentified artist

Date9th-10th century; Dvaravati Period

MediumBronze

DimensionsHeight: 21 inches (53.3 cm)

CultureThailand

PeriodDvaravati period

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineAcquired through the Museum Associates Purchase Fund

Terms

Sculpture
Thai
Bronze
Buddha
Buddhism
Gestures
Hinayana
Religion
Robes
Teaching
Theravada

Object number64.0007

Label CopyA distinctive style of sculpture flourished in central Thailand from the seventh to tenth centuries under an obscure Mon-speaking kingdom known as Dvaravati, where Buddhism was the predominant religion. Characteristic of the Mon-Dvaravati style, this Buddha holds both hands in the gesture of teaching (vitarka mudra), and his smooth, symmetrical robe emphasizes the idealized physique and vital life, or breath (prana), of the enlightened being.

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