｜Thailand. Sukhothai style. 15th/16th c.｜Goldfoil, probably worked over a wooden core. In a walking stance on a slightly oval lotos base. His left hand raised in the gesture of bestowing fearlessness, his right hanging to his side in an elegant curve, in the Buddhist scripts compared to an 'elephants trunk'. The coat-like kasaya robe elegantely swaying. Weight 33g, height 11.6cm. Condition A/B.｜The figure of the walking Buddha was introduced by the Sukhothai artists. It is representing a time when the Buddha was returning to earth after delivering a sermon on the Dharma in Heaven.｜Provenance:|-Private collection Germany.