A Burmese, Mandalay style, gilt and black lacquered wood head of Buddha Sakyamuni , 18TH/19TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 2687

Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art

Amsterdam

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18 April 2005

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Lot 101

A Burmese, Mandalay style, gilt and black lacquered wood head of Buddha Sakyamuni

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Price realised

EUR 3,840

Estimate

EUR 3,000 - EUR 4,000

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A Burmese, Mandalay style, gilt and black lacquered wood head of Buddha Sakyamuni
18th/19th century
The face carved with meditative expression, downcast eyes set under arched eyebrows, broad nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, tiara set in front of his curled hairdress and usnisha, the latter topped by a lotus bud
69 cm high, mounted
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