A bronze head of Buddha

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th cent.
H. 41 cm (51 cm)
The head cast with a serene facial expression displaying downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, traces of gilt-lacquer, on stand.
From the estate of the Helmut Ploog Collection (1940-2024), original invoice, Anna Antiques Bangkok dated 26 July 1999 and collection card preserved , illustrated on a photo (original preserved) - Wear, and very minor damages due to age