Southeast Asian Ancient Bronze Multi-Tier Thousand Buddha Stupa with Elephant Head Legs,Ancient Southeast Asian Bronze Buddhist Monument

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Dimensions:Overall Height 168cm(66.14in),Maximum Base Diameter 79cm(31.10in),Ancient Southeast Asian bronze Buddhist artworkCondition & Provenance:The entire stupa retains its complete integrated structure without breaks or missing components.All tiered trays,dome body,spire discs and three elephant-head feet are fully intact.The bronze surface is coated in thick,authentic ancient patina with rich layers of malachite green rust.The relief thousand buddhas and column decorations stay sharp and three-dimensional without heavy wear;only tiny natural corrosion spots exist on partial edges.No modern repairs or artificial polishing have been done.This monumental piece was formerly part of a private ancient Southeast Asian Buddhist sculpture collection based in Los Angeles,California.The collector acquired this bronze stupa from a vintage antiques gallery in Bangkok in 2017.Large intact multi-tier bronze stupas covered in thousands of Buddha reliefs are extremely rare,and complete specimens with elephant base feet carry outstanding collectible value.Description:This monumental bronze stupa was cast in ancient Southeast Asia for Buddhist worship.It is vertically structured from bottom to top with three elephant-head support feet,a five-tier graduated circular base platform,a hemispherical dome body and a multi-layer disc spire.The base stands on three fully sculpted elephant heads as supporting legs with wide unfolded ears and hanging trunks;a ring of relief seated Buddhas encircles the outer base rim.Five concentric circular trays narrow progressively upward,divided by slender miniature columns to form uniform Buddha niches.Each niche holds a Buddha seated in full lotus meditation pose,stacked tier upon tier to create a grand vision of a thousand surrounding Buddhas.Every Buddha figure features neatly carved robe folds and serene facial expressions.The upper dome section of the stupa is also wrapped with a band of tiny relief Buddhas.The apex is finished with stacked flat disc chakras forming the traditional Buddhist spire,faithfully replicating classic Southeast Asian stupa architectural design.The whole monument was cast via lost-wax bronze technique with thick,substantial bronze core.The natural deep green patina formed over centuries penetrates the metal without artificial aging treatment.In Southeast Buddhist iconography,elephant feet represent the six-tusk white elephant of Samantabhadra,symbolizing stability and universal salvation.The thousands of layered Buddha reliefs stand for protection from all ten directions of Buddhas.This was a grand ceremonial devotional artifact housed in ancient regional temples,combining sophisticated bronze casting craftsmanship,traditional Buddhist sculptural aesthetics and indigenous religious culture.Fully preserved large bronze stupas of this scale are scarcely surviving antiques,holding multi-fold value for religious research,archaeological study and high-end gallery display.

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