Pendant with Sukkothai Buddha in Lotus Position

Seated form emerges from orange relief and gold cording on this small pendant.

This clay and brass pendant of a Sukhothai Buddha in lotus position is contemporary. Pressed clay and metal have both been used for small votive images in Southeast Asia, since they can be molded from a carved original. Small oval pendant with a low relief of a seated figure in cream with orange stained hollows. A twisted gold border circles it, and a loop at the top allows it to hang. The relief is softly worn. It is 0.6 inches long, 0.25 deep and 0.75 high.

Soft-edged, serene and rather well dressed.