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Kneeling Male Devotees, Thailand. Museum no. IS.29
Kneeling Male Devotees, Thailand. Museum no. IS.29
Kneeling Male Devotees
Bangkok, Thailand
Early 19th century
Bronze, painted and gilded
Height 20cm, width 10cm, depth 14cm
Museum no. IS.29,30-2005
Kneeling devotees such as these are often placed before a Buddha image. One holds sticks of incense which he offers to the unseen figure while the other joins hands in prayer.
