A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ayuthaya periode, 17th c.
H. 21 cm
The head of Buddha Shakyamuni is cast with a serene facial expression showing downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the spiky curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
From a South German private collection, acquired prior to 1970
Traces of age, mounted