PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF EDGAR AND HEDWIG WORCH
A THAI, AYUTTHAYA STYLE, RED-SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI

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A THAI, AYUTTHAYA STYLE, RED-SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI
17TH CENTURY

The slightly elongated head with pendulous earlobes set back from the face, softly carved with downcast eyes, arched brow, and lips turned upwards in a gentle smile, all framed by a dense cap of tight curls, the stone of reddish-brown tone, mounted, (wear)--13¾in. (43.9cm.) high
Exhibited
Los Angeles County Museum, The Art of Greater India 3000 B.C.-1800 A.D., March 1-April 16, Los Angeles, 1950, p. 99, no. 162

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