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LOT 0456
Thai Bronze Buddha Head
SUKHOTHAI, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 in. (6.8 kg total, 44 cm high including stand).
Modelled in the round with semi-naturalistic features, the oval face with delicate features showing a serene expression, elongated earlobes and hair dressed in tiers of tightly-wound spiralling curls; top and most of back of the head absent, exposing a ceramic interior; some remains of lacquer and gilding, particularly to the ears, temples and neck; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
with Nagel Auction, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006.
Acquired from Galerie Arabesque, 2014.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.202173.
Footnotes
Possibly Buddha bhūmisparśamudrā, the facial expression signifying the attainment of enlightenment.
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