Untitled

Unknown

ca. 15th century · Bronze · Asian Art

The distinctive crown, pleated wraparound skirt (sampot), and pedestal with a decorated molding all identify this sculpture as coming from Thailand. Keenly naturalistic, the god’s corpulent body has only two arms; his hands grasp his broken tusk and a damaged elephant goad, and his legs are drawn up in a yogic posture. His otherwise smooth body is set off by an anklet, serpent armbands, and a sacred thread in the form of a snake tied at the left shoulder.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 15th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Thailand

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Steven Kossak, The Kronos Collections, in honor of Helen Cook, 1983