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THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Details
A polychromed sandstone head of Buddha
Thailand, Ayutthaya, 13th/14th century
Very finely carved with bow-shaped mouth, heavy-lidded downcast eyes, and finely arched brows flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high
Thailand, Ayutthaya, 13th/14th century
Very finely carved with bow-shaped mouth, heavy-lidded downcast eyes, and finely arched brows flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair in tight curls over the ushnisha
20 in. (50.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired from Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, 9 June 1988, lot 215