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| Keywords: Thai - Reclining Buddha - Walters 542736.jpg The body of this image has few individually articulated elements The left arm does not rest on the body; it is instead a tapering tubular mass that culminates in the curved and magically floating fingers The generalization of forms is akin to that seen in numerous standing images of the later centuries Although a stiff puckering and forward projection of the lips can be observed on images made as early as the 16th century it is also a trait found on images made much later The possibility of a date considerably later than the 17th century can not be excluded century 17 Lan Na bronze cm 46 1 accession number 54 2736 15615 Alexander B Griswold Monkton 1949 or earlier presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1965 inv no 502 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none place of origin Lan Na in present-day Thailand Walters Art Museum license Thai sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
