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| Keywords: Thai - Buddha at the Moment of Victory - Walters 542775.jpg The Buddha is depicted at the moment of his victory over the forces of evil when he took his right hand from his lap where it had been resting as he meditated and touched the earth Following the emergence of Sukhothai as an independent kingdom in the late 13th century a new style of Buddha image was developed in Siam Thailand century 15 leaded bronze with lacquer and gilding cm 92 67 accession number 54 2775 37881 Luang Ban Alexander B Griswold Monkton 1949 presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1964 inv no 628 Walters Art Museum 1992 by bequest Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Phitsanulok 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 | ||||
