This magnificent bronze Buddha comes from Laos, Luang Prabang, Lan Xang era.
16th c. or earlier.
excavation patina. Traces of Malachite, cuprite, and azurite.
 
From 1353 to 1560 the capital of Lan Xang was Luang Prabang (known alternately as Muang Sua and Xieng Dong Xieng Thong).
 
Luang Phabang, or Louangphabang, commonly transliterated into Western languages literally means "Royal Buddha Image". Luang Prabang was the administrative centre of Lane Xang until King Setthathirath moved the capital to Vientiane in 1560. Still, Luang Prabang remained the country’s main religious centre. The city’s first contact with the West occurred in the mid-17th century during the reign of King Surigna Vongsa.
 
Cracks and missing parts