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Keywords: Thai - Standing Buddha - Walters 542798.jpg This image was made by a sculptor following a lingering Cambodian tradition It may originally been placed in a temple in a position like that in which it is displayed here-flanking a principal image The raised right hand in Indian images of the Buddha signifies protection from fear; in Thailand it has forbidding or commanding connotations century 14 leaded bronze cm 50 5 accession number 54 2798 2449 Alexander B Griswold Monkton 1948 or before presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1964 inv no 734 Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin central 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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