Large Ancient 16thC Thai Ayutthaya Bronze & Copper Buddha Sculpture Statue 1550

A Large ancient 16th century bronze and copper alloy torso Statue of Buddha, Thailand, Ayutthaya, circa 1550. This large statue of Buddha with traces of gilding and cast with a diaphanous sanghati (monastic robe) over his robust chest and draped in a cape-like manner behind, the robe fixed with a broad belt across his curving hips and long sash falling between his straight legs. This large (46 inches tall) and handsome temple bronze statue is raised on a later black stand, the statue displays beautifully. Literature Compare with a dated (1541) complete Buddha of the same proportions in the National Museum, Bangkok, see Forrest McGill, The Kingdom of Siam: The Art of Central Thailand, 1350-1800, Ghent, 2005, no. 42. Also see a very similar Buddha sold at Bonham's auction for $19,400, 30 June 2015, Knightsbridge London, UK.