Antique 16" Burmese Wooden Gilded Seated Buddha - Shan State 17th -19th Century

Description

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Large 17th-18th Century
Burmese
Shan period style w
ooden, s
eated Buddha in Mara Vijaya
(calling the earth to witness)
posture on with red lacquer or paint under remnants of gold leaf
Incised and painted old
Burmese
script or prayer inscribed on the front of the base.
Age: Burma, Shan State Period, 18th-19th Century (est.)
Measurement: Height:  16 inches / 40.64 C.M.  X  Width:  6.25 inches / 15.85 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). The tip of the headdress has broken off long ago. Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shan (Tai Yai) Period
The
Tai-Shan
people are believed to have migrated from Yunnan in China.
The
Shan
, who call themselves
Tai
, form one section of the large Tai ethnic group which is now believed to have spread from Southeast China through
Vietnam
,
Laos
,
Thailand
,
Burma
and
Assam
.
The word ?
Shan
? comes from the same root as
Siam
; in
Bagan
they were known as the
Syam
I have tried to describe the item to the best of my abilities, however, I am not an expert of Burmese wooden statues.
I will combine items for savings on shipment. SHIPS FROM USA.
Item sold "As Is". All sales final.  Photographs are part of the description.