Buddha Subduing Mara

Object :: Buddha Subduing Mara
Art style :: Sukhothai
Material :: Bronze
Size :: 46.5 cm. high with base, 28.5 cm. lap wide.
Era age :: ca. 20^th- 21^th century BE.
Feature :: Buddha Subduing Mara, face is quite long oval, forehead wide, pyramidal chin that represents to the particular of Khampaeng Pet skilled technicians. His eyebrows arched, eyes taper glimpse, a prominent nose and smiling mouth. His head has, frown spiral small childs and large high embossed skull.The halo-shaped flame, long ears, between his ear and his shoulder fastened to the adjacent link which would arise from the techniques of casting. His shoulders are large, slim-waist. His robe clad oblique, thin robe attached his wrkai, both hands placed on the thighs with rounded stacked meditation posture sat cross-legged flat on a 4 legs base. Buddha was created using the lost wax casting (Lost wax method). The the main metal used as raw material is copper and tin also commonly referred to as bronze. Also there may be mixed with other metals such as lead in order to reduce the viscosity of the liquid metal and liquid metal flows into the mold evenly. This casting can be summarized : how to do as follows. The first step, config shape the clay as the layout of the sculptures riveted metal called “Toy” to axis robot embedded into the surrounding soil to secure stability. Then the wax mask over Decorative details on demand. by sculpt wax with the thickness of the metal. Then, mix soil with cow dung applied on the skin and then the wax clay mask over again Tosh procedure Fuze and hole for the flow of the wax and molten metal. This work led to the fire to heat. The wax will melt When chasing out the wax out the gap. The molten metal is then poured back into the mold to replace the wax. Then leave to cool, then pounded the clay mold off the outer layer. The sculpture is the work done by the wax figure.
History :: Found from Wat Phra That , The middle of Muang Kamphaeng Phet.
Venue :: Kamphaeng Phet National Museum
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