A BRONZE BUST OF THE BUDDHA PAREE

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya, 17th cent.
H. 52 cm
Buddha with two arms, originally with the right hand in abhayamudra and the left extended along his body, still visible a part of the uttarasangha and samghati fastened with a belt around the waist, his face showing a serene expression with lowered eyes underneath arched eyebrows merging into the nostrils;His face shows a calm expression with lowered eyes under arched eyebrows that merge into the bridge of the nose, elongated earlobes with pendeloque earrings and on his head a crown with a winding vine and a geometric pattern, traces of gilded lacquer, on a wooden base.
From an old Süd German aristocratic estate, auctioned by Nagel, 4 April 1992, lot 221 and acquired by the present owner - age: p.