A SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
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A SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA

CAMBODIA, POST ANGKOR PERIOD, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

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A SANDSTONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
CAMBODIA, POST ANGKOR PERIOD, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
Finely carved, the face with serene expression, downcast eyes under arched eyebrows, with elongated earlobes, the hair worked in tight curls rising to the ushnisha surmounted by a lotus bud, remains of black lacquer, on wood stand
17¼ in. (44 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by Dani Ghigho before 1978.
The Dani and Anna Ghigho Collection; sold Christie's, London, 11 May 2016, lot 122.
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