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TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
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A large bronze head of Buddha
Tibet, 16th Century
Well cast and powerfully modeled with broad rounded face in a serene expression, downcast eyes beneath slightly arched brows cast in relief, straight nose, bow-shaped mouth and angular chin flanked by long pierced lobes, the hair arranged in tight curls with a domed ushnisha surmounted by a gilt cintamani; with exception of the hair, richly gilt overall
26 in. (67.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 16th Century
Well cast and powerfully modeled with broad rounded face in a serene expression, downcast eyes beneath slightly arched brows cast in relief, straight nose, bow-shaped mouth and angular chin flanked by long pierced lobes, the hair arranged in tight curls with a domed ushnisha surmounted by a gilt cintamani; with exception of the hair, richly gilt overall
26 in. (67.5 cm.) high