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| Keywords: Thai - Standing Bodhisattva (Avalokitesvara or Maitreya) - Walters 542688.jpg The legs stand apart the right foot turns slightly outwards and the torso is subtly tilted all these elements suggest imminent movement and- rather than presenting a self-contained gracefulness- offer involvement If in the left hand there was once a flask that has been broken above and below the fingers the bodhisattva can be identified as Avalokitesvara Otherwise he is likely to be Maitreya century 8 Dvaravati solid cast leaded high-tin bronze cm 6 18 6 ; with tang cm 22 1 accession number 54 2688 445 Private collection formerly Nakhon Pathom prior to September 1948 Alexander B Griswold Monkton September 1948 presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1960 inv no 141 Walters Art Museum 1992 by bequest Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin northeast 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 | ||||
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