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The figure depicts the Buddhist bodhisattva Maitreya, identifiable by the water jar (kamandalu) he holds in his left hand and the lotus bud or sprig of the nāgakeśara tree in his right. A third attribute is the stūpa visible in his headdress. His hair is piled up to form a crown, decorated with locks of hair arranged in loops. He wears a simple waistcloth (sampong) secured with a cord. This bronze sculpture is stylistically related to early Khmer sculpture but may be associated with the Canasa kingdom, a state that retained its independence from the Khmers until the 10th century.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"copper alloy","id":"x40014"}],"techniques":[{"text":"lost wax","id":"x45143"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Lost wax cast, bronze (or copper alloy)","categories":[{"text":"Buddhism","id":"THES48984"},{"text":"Bronze","id":"THES49033"},{"text":"Sculpture","id":"THES48896"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2006BF1875"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"002","id":"THES394900"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Figure","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Cambodia","id":"x30020"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"7th Century","earliest":"0600-01-01","latest":"0699-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"11.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"7.8","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Depth","value":"2.5","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"This object was purchased from Alex Biancardi (Walmore Collection) in 1988.\r\n\r\nAlexander Biancardi (1924–1999) was a collector and dealer who had a particualr in interest in ancient and medieval religious sculpture from South and South-East Asia. The V&A holds a substantial group of objects associated with him which were acquired through purchases, gifts, and bequests from Biancardi and his family between the late 1980s and late 1990s. Several of these objects are currently on display.\n\nBorn in Alexandria, Egypt, Biancardi moved to Australia in 1947, where he entered the textile trade. In the early 1960s, he relocated to France and worked for a Dutch textile company with business interests in Asia. His exposure to the region led him to begin collecting Asian art in the 1950s, a pursuit he continued into the 1990s. He returned to Australia later in life.\n\nIn the past, this sculpture was described as being in the 'Prakhon Chai style', a term referring to a large group (or 'hoard') of bronze sculptures recovered from the Plai Bat II temple site in Buriram Province, Thailand—often referred to as 'Prakhon Chai'. This designation has been removed from the object description, as there is no clear basis for associating a single stylistic category with this diverse and dispersed group of sculptures. Moreover, it is not known whether this particular sculpture was ever part of that group.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Standing male figure, likely the Bodhisattva Maitreya, copper alloy, Thailand, 7th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Archives of Asian Art, vol xxv (1971-72)."}],"production":"Cambodia","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[{"text":"Buddhist","id":"AAT73738"}],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["IS.23-1988"],"accessionNumberNum":"23","accessionNumberPrefix":"IS","accessionYear":1988,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-07-09","recordCreationDate":"2000-02-13","availableToBook":true}}