shiva statue antique thai style bronze lopburi shiva statue 23cm 9 Gautama Buddha These early reliquaries developed into

These early reliquaries developed into stupas

The casting is beautifully executed

After renouncing material privilege

and perseverance on their spiritual journey

Bronze rain drums were invented by the Dong Son people of modern day Vietnam and produced from about 600 BC or earlier

shiva statue antique thai style bronze lopburi shiva statue 23cm 9 Gautama Buddha These early reliquaries developed intoShiva 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