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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 369644, member: 2844&quot;]Welcome to the forum, Fredrik.</p><p>The second one is a Thai Buddha, soapstone by the look of it. A nice souvenir. [USER=6974]@AuDragon[/USER] is our go to person for everything Thai.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yep.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> The position is called the Bhumisparsa Mudra, the gesture of calling the earth to testify to his enlightenment. The Buddha was challenged by the demon Mara, and asked who could bear witness to his enlightenment. Buddha simply said, the earth can, and touched the earth.</p><p>A Buddha statue in this position is called Akshobhya, the Unshakable, because he remained unshaken through all the tricks Mara played to tempt him.</p><p><br /></p><p>The resin one could be a replica of a Roman figure, maybe from one of the Roman colonies. Roman married women usually covered their heads when they were outside.</p><p>If it is Asian, I would think Bactrian, or something like that. So West Asian influenced by Greek styles.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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