Large gilt bronze flame originally part of a colossal sculpture of Buddha where it was placed at the top of the Ushnisha, according to the Buddhist iconography. The Ushnisha is the 32nd of the features attributed to Buddha Shakyamuni and it is a cranial protuberance at the top of the head of Buddha. In Thai iconography, already developed by the 12th century, the Ushnisha is always depicted as surmounted by an elongated flame in order to symbolize the spiritual power of the Buddha and his "enlightenment".