buddha statue antique khmer style mounted bronze phnom da standing buddha statue 31cm 12 Stone Parvati The Teaching Buddha

The Teaching Buddha

The discovery of Dong Son drums in New Guinea is seen as proof of trade connections – spanning at least a thousand years – between this region and the technologically advanced societies of Java and China

The peaceful countenance of Lord Buddha exudes harmony

A conical three tier chignon-cover surmounts the head and is surrounded by a diadem tied in the back with a bow knot

During the centuries before the ascendancy of the Khmer

buddha statue antique khmer style mounted bronze phnom da standing buddha statue 31cm 12 Stone Parvati The Teaching BuddhaBuddha Statue Antique Khmer Style Mounted Bronze Phnom Da Buddha Statue 25cm 10" Measures (Height) 25cm 10" A late antique 6th century Phnom Da style pre Angkor Buddha torso. This enlightened Buddha torso is mounted samabhanga, one arm by his side, palm out, in the Varada mudra. Commonly referred to as the gesture of giving or the gesture of charity. This mudra offers charity, compassion and the granting of wishes. It signifies the five perfections: