Thai Seated Figure of Buddha on Lotus Base

Seven inches high, and entirely undisturbed.

This seated figure of Buddha on a lotus base comes from Thailand and dates to the 18th century, in cast bronze. In Thai Buddhism, commissioning an image of the Buddha was an act of merit, and small bronzes could stand on a temple altar or a household shrine. The hands rest together in the lap, and the legs are crossed, with a robe falling in a flat band over one shoulder. Spiky curls rise to a small rounded top. Pale traces outline the eyes and the broad lotus petals of the base. It measures 7 inches high and 4.25 wide.

He takes up little room and seems to need less.