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Seated Buddha
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSeated Buddha, before 1424. Thailand, Ayutthaya, Wat Ratchaburana, 14th century. Gold with resin core; overall: 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.316
