mounted antique thai style southeast asia bronze thai teaching hand 25 5cm 10 location_india symbolizes the embodiment of enlightened

symbolizes the embodiment of enlightened wisdom

Flourishing between the 6th and 9th centuries CE

Brahma is sat upon a lotus flower pedestal

decorates the sculpture

Provenance: Ex- private US collection

mounted antique thai style southeast asia bronze thai teaching hand 25 5cm 10 location_india symbolizes the embodiment of enlightenedAntique Thai Style Southeast Asia Bronze Mounted Thai Hand 25. 5cm 10" Measures (Height) 25. 5cm 10" An antique Thai style hand from Thailand. The fingers are posed in a gesture of wisdom or teaching. The finger and thumb held together. This gesture, known as the Dharmachakra Mudra, is the turning of the wheel of Dharma, symbolizing the Buddha's commencement of his teaching mission. With its iconic gesture of turning the wheel of Dharma, this