RARE 18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE THAI BUDDHA BRONZE STATUE

BEAUTIFUL GENUINE 18TH CENTURY BUDDHA STATUE. THE STATUE DEPICTS A THAI BUDDHA AS HE SITS IN THE CLASSIC MEDITATION POSE ON AN AUSTERE THRONE. THE STATUE IS FROM THE  SUKHOTHAI PERIOD AND HAS ELEMENTS OF THE EARLIER LANNA PERIOD OF THAI BUDDHIST HISTORY. STATUE HAS AGE RELATED WEAR AND CRAZING. DARK BROWN PATINA WITH GREEN UNDERTONE. ORIGIN: THAILAND, MATERIAL: BRONZE, DIMENSIONS: APPROX. 4.25 TALL X 3 WIDE X 1.5 DEEP INCHES, WEIGHT: APPROX. 6 OUNCES. CIRCA LATE 18TH CENTURY/ EARLY 19TH CENTURY. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY INCLUDED WITH PURCHASE. THIS ITEM CAME TO US WITH A $9,500.00 RETAIL PRICE TAG.