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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 951493, member: 2844&quot;]Vicky, this is not an antique Indonesian Buddha, sorry.</p><p>As I told you some time ago, it is a recently made Buddha in Burmese Mandalay style, with a crown added. The Buddha I posted earlier is an antique Mandalay style Buddha, no crown. Those crowns were never worn in Indonesia, they are typical of parts of mainland southeast Asia.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is possible that yours was made on Bali, Indonesia, for the tourist trade or export. Balinese will copy anything if there is a demand, and there is always demand from the West. But it is not an antique Indonesian Buddha.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below are antique Indonesian Buddhas, of the standing type. These are all bronze, because no wooden ones have survived from the Indonesian Buddhist era. As you can see, the style is very different from your Buddha:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.npm.gov.tw/exh97/asia_chiayi/images/pieces/pic203.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.npm.gov.tw/exh97/asia_chiayi/_en/page2.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.npm.gov.tw/exh97/asia_chiayi/_en/page2.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.npm.gov.tw/exh97/asia_chiayi/_en/page2.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/38998/154541/main-image" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38998" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38998" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/38998</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://deliver.odai.yale.edu/content/id/8ed7adec-626a-42a3-827c-3c5ba0f8ba7a/format/3" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/123842" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/123842" rel="nofollow">https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/123842</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Some info on the Indonesian Buddhist era and the cultural and stylistic influences:</p><p><a href="http://www.beprimitive.com/blog/indonesian-buddhas-a-legacy-in-stone" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.beprimitive.com/blog/indonesian-buddhas-a-legacy-in-stone" rel="nofollow">http://www.beprimitive.com/blog/indonesian-buddhas-a-legacy-in-stone</a></p><p><br /></p><p>How do you know it is one piece, if you can&#039;t see underneath the surface?</p><p>I think blooey and i need help have given you the best advice on experimenting with paint removal.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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