Lot Essay
Mounted on a three-sectioned teak stand designed and made by Sam Maloof, the noted California woodworker
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Property from a private Southwestern Collection
A large bronze head of Buddha
THAILAND, SUKOTHAI PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Details
A large bronze head of Buddha
Thailand, Sukothai period, 15th/16th century
The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes and inset pupils beneath sinuous brows meeting the straight nose, flanked by elongated earlobes slightly flared at the tips, the hair arranged in tight knots rising over the ushnisha and surmounted by a flaming chintamani
27.75 in. (70.4 cm.) high
Thailand, Sukothai period, 15th/16th century
The serene face with heavy-lidded eyes and inset pupils beneath sinuous brows meeting the straight nose, flanked by elongated earlobes slightly flared at the tips, the hair arranged in tight knots rising over the ushnisha and surmounted by a flaming chintamani
27.75 in. (70.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Doris Marks and Henry Dreyfuss, California, 1950s or 1960s