Meet the animals beside an enthroned Buddha.
An elephant and monkey pay homage in this nineteenth-century Thai sculpture. Gilded and lacquered bronze brings the animals and enthroned Buddha together within one carefully composed devotional object.
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
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Digital image courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of the Hinsdale Village Associates · Photograph by Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Resized and converted to WebP
Creator: Thailand
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