A bronze Buddha head

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya period, early 17th cent.
H. 16 cm (o.S.)
The head cast with a serene facial expression displaying downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the spiky curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, on wood base
From the Helmut Ploog collection (1940 - 2024), collected from 1965. Collection card with description preserved - Somewhat corroded and slightly chipped