A GILT- AND BLACK-LACQUERED WOOD HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ratanakosin period, 19th cent.
H. 29 cm
The head carved with a serene facial expression displaying downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, elongated earlobes and the spiky hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, on wood stand.
From a Süd German private collection, acquired before 1990 - Minor damages due to age, wear