Lot Essay
Compare with the head of a standing Buddha at the Musée Guimet, see H. Woodward, The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand, 1997, fig. 137, p. 135.
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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A Sandstone Head of Buddha
THAILAND, LOPBURI, 13TH CENTURY
Details
A Sandstone Head of Buddha
Thailand, Lopburi, 13th Century
The rounded face sentively carved with broad bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, the hair arranged in tight curls rising to a conical ushnisha, the cheeks and ears with some remains of lacquer
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) high
Thailand, Lopburi, 13th Century
The rounded face sentively carved with broad bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, the hair arranged in tight curls rising to a conical ushnisha, the cheeks and ears with some remains of lacquer
9½ in. (24.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris