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Lot 2306

A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

4.000 € - 6.000 €

Result:

incl. Premium and VAT

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th c.
H. 23,5 cm (32 cm m. S.)
The head of Buddha Shakyamuni is cast with a serene facial expression showing incised downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, the spike-curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and topped with a flame.
From a South German private collection, acquired from Christie's, London, 7.6. 1978, lot 124
Minor wear, flame and neck slightly chipped, wood stand