Country Group: South and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Vietnam)

Item id: 541

This is an antique quartz crystal Buddha or "sakajai" Buddha from Northern Thailand. It looks to be a truly old one. It is quite hard to date these with accuracy, as they have been carved for over 500 years. This one was purchased many years ago near the Laos border in a rural area. At that time I paid approximately 250 dollars for it due to the good size, the expressive face, and the fact that I had never seen one quite like it before. It has numerous inclusions along with some brown in the lower part.