figurine; seated Pare Buddha in princely attire on ornate tiered pedestal; metal with gold paint; flame shoots forth from top of ushisha, a sash hangs down over chest from left shoulder; dhyana mudra (meditation) and dhyanasana position of legs; image for Buddhist temple or household; 16 - 18 century (late Ayudhya); could possibly be Burmese of similar period.
Donor:
University Art Museum (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Thailand
Verbatim coll. place:
Thailand att.
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1969-1970 #133: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (June 9, 1970–June 12, 1970) and S1970-1971 #81: Peace Corps (February 17, 1971–February 24, 1971)