A BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Estimated Value:

2.500 € - 3.500 €

Schätzpreis:

2.600 €

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th c.
H. 24 cm (o.S.)
The head of Buddha Shakyamuni cast with a serene facial expression showing downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, spiky curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha and a section of his neck with drilled holes for attachment to the separate cast body.
German private collection, assembled before 1990
Minor damages due to age, wear

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