A LARGE BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI

Description:

Thailand, Ayutthaya-Periode, 17.Jh.
H. 41 cm
The head is cast with a serene facial expression displaying downcast eyes below arched eyebrows that run into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and the spiky curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, traces of black lacquer, on stand.
Old German private collection, acquired from Günter Venzke, Berlin, on 2 Jan 1997 (invoice copy extant) - Traces of age and minor wear