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Source Description
When the names of the poses of the Buddha were codified in the 1830s, double-"abhaya" was identified as "hâm samut," or "forbidding the ocean." The pose had in fact persisted throughout the Ayutthaya period, but how its meaning differed from that of the right-hand-"abhaya" pose in the course of these centuries is not known.This image has an understated character that may in fact be rather typical of the late-Ayutthaya style.
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Document identity
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3289
label
Standing Buddha, with Both Hands in ""Abhayamudra""
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object
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1
Source metadata
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3289
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object
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normalized
title
Standing Buddha, with Both Hands in ""Abhayamudra""
description
When the names of the poses of the Buddha were codified in the 1830s, double-"abhaya" was identified as "hâm samut," or "forbidding the ocean." The pose had in fact persisted throughout the Ayutthaya period, but how its meaning differed from that of the right-hand-"abhaya" pose in the course of these centuries is not known.This image has an understated character that may in fact be rather typical of the late-Ayutthaya style.
provenance
Thong Lo (vendor), Bangkok; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, January 28, 1951, by purchase, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1985, inv. no. 860]; Walters Art Museum, 1979, by gift.
date
2nd half 18th century (Ayutthaya)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
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Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
24 13/16 in. (63 cm);with tang: 26 15/16 in. (68.5 cm)
Source extras
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Thai
inscriptions
none
med
leaded copper, laquer, gilding
creator_ids
2501
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SEA
exhibition_ids
945
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1
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0
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photo
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