Walking Buddha

15th century

15 cm 52.5 cm 11.5 cm

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Freestanding images of the Buddha had not been made anywhere in Asia before they were created by Thai sculptors in Sukhothai during the 14th century. What is the Buddha doing? It is possible to imagine that he is descending from heaven, where, according to legend, he preached...

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36064
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Private collection, Kamphaeng Phaet; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland, January 20 1951 [1]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.[1] Presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1961, inv. no. 613
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en
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13
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Sukhothai
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