Description
This pristinely modeled Buddha was fashioned from a sheet of 24-karat gold, using the repoussé (hammering) technique. The figure is filled inside with a resin core. The style is typical of the last phase of Khmer art (800s–1400s), the Lapburi style, which combines characteristics of both Cambodian and Thai sculptural styles.
Provenance
(Spink & Son, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–1999); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1999–)
Accession Number
1999.316
Medium
gold with resin core
Dimensions
Overall: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
