A SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th c.
H 20 cn (o.S.)
The head of Buddha carved with a serene facial expression demonstrating downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha.
Former old Westphalian private collection, assembled prior to - Minor wear, partly slightly chipped, mounted on wood stand