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Featured Help with age - 32", heavy(!) stone Buddha

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by journeymagazine, Apr 17, 2025.

  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this stone(?) - has to be some kind of stone or concrete; i could barely lift if - Buddha at my friend's thrift store today.
    It measures 32" tall x 9" wide x 7" deep (there was also a 5' 6" wood carving of a Buddha? holding a baby (they were marked $499 but I had my choice for only $175 and chose the stone one because I thought it would be great garden art & last longer than the wood one.
    2 questions I'm hoping someone can help me with - is there a way to tell how old it is?

    What is it made of? If stone what kind? (The bottom looks like concrete to me?

    Thank you for any help - or thoughts on it?

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Zen garden monk........ cast resin / plaster ,, not old....maybe not even vintage...
    imo
     
  3. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    If it's plaster or resin it's heaviest I've ever lifted - it is 50 - 60 lbs at a minimum! (I had help getting it into car & barely got it out at home , and then used a hand truck to take to house!
     
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  4. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    The base an' the corner chip both say cast concrete, to me. Very nicely finished for such a process...ya done real good, Jmag!
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A modern cast garden ornament representing Buddha as a monk, standing on a lotus throne. Concrete would be a good bet.
    It has no religious significance. The value is the same as any other modern cast garden ornament of this size, minus the damage.
     
  6. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Would this be worth $150? It's about 5 1/2 ft tall & made of wood
    (This is the 2nd piece that is at the thrift store & im going back today - worth the price?
    Thanks!

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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Not to me, but I know nothing about the value of garden ornaments like this.;) Best compare it to other ornaments like it.
     
  8. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    This may be for inside house?
     
  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Probably. Home decor.
     
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