The figure of Buddha stands with both hands in the gesture of fearlessness (abhaya mudra), richly adorned with a conical headdress and tiara, large pendant earrings, necklace, armbands and an elaborate belt. The urna between the eyebrows and the circular dharmachakra on his palms are expressions of his supernatural powers. The crowned Buddha in this elaborate style, came into being during the height of Khmer power, when the kingdom stretched from present-day Cambodia into central and northeast Thailand. The refined modelling and lost-wax bronze-casting method were also highly developed at this time, with large pieces made for chariot fittings and other accoutrements.
