shiva statue antique thai style bronze lopburi shiva statue 23cm 9 Gautama Buddha The casting is beautifully executed

The casting is beautifully executed

Nirvana stupa symbolism – The form is associated with the Buddha’s parinirvana

These early reliquaries developed into stupas

treatment of the hair curls and linear eyebrows have affinities with Buddhist imagery from the seventh-century Mon regions of neighbouring Thailand

An antique Khmer eight-armed Angkor Wat–style standing Ganesha

shiva statue antique thai style bronze lopburi shiva statue 23cm 9 Gautama Buddha The casting is beautifully executedShiva Statue Antique Thai Style Bronze Standing Lopburi Shiva Statue 23cm 9" Measures (Height) 23cm 9" An antique Thaistyle bronze Shiva, standing fourarmed in serene poise and rendered in an Lopburi idiom with clear Khmer influence. The deity stands in samabhanga on a small rectangular base, his compact, upright posture conveying both royal authority and quiet spiritual strength. Shivas face is calmly composed, with downcast eyes, subtly arched brows