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Seated Buddha in"Maravijaya"
(Southeast Asia )
This image stands somewhat apart from the images that appear to have been made in Ayutthaya itself in about the 1st quarter of the 15th century. It has a radiance in the form of a spike or elongated gem, rather than a flame; it is deep; and the pedestal is less contracted and does not have a vertically edged element at the bottom. It must, therefore, be the product of a different region, possibly Suphanburi or Sanburi.
In the new Sukhothai and related styles, there is an ideal facial shape. The U Thong-style sculptor tends to proceed somewhat differently, working outward from the facial features, focusing on the expressive mouth and eyebrows, with only a general notion of proper facial shape.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Thailand; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, 1948 or before, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1964, inv. no. 739]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/11/2017 | Examination | Examined for exhibition. |
| 5/11/2017 | Examination | The lower half of the Buddha is riddled with blind cracks. The walls of the figure are very thin (.23 cm.) and the core has been removed. The figure has active chloride corrosion or bronze disease from burial. |
| 10/20/2017 | Treatment | examined for condition; filled; inpainted; loss compensation; stabilized |
| 10/20/2017 | Treatment | Benzotriazole treatment, stabilization of cracks, and loss compensation |
Geographies
Thailand (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 13 1/4 × W: 7 5/16 × D: 6 1/8 in. (33.6 × 18.6 × 15.5 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2801