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A 15 CENTURY AYUTTHAYA PERIOD GILT A 17 CENTURY AYUTTHAYA PERIOD BRONZE OF
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BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI
Bronze with remains of lacquer gilding. Mounted to Bronze with remains of lacquer gilding. Mounted to
wooden base wooden base
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Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, 15th century Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, 17 century
This buddha head is well-cast with a serene Buddha Sakyamuni is standing in Samabhanga pose with
expression and sensitively delineated lips. The nose his right hand showing the Abhayamudra, the gesture
is straight and slender, the heavy-lidded eyes are of fearlessness, reassurance and safety. His left hand
framed by arched eyebrows. Flanked by elongated is stretched downwards near the hems of his garment.
earlobes with out-turned tips and surmounted by Buddha is wearing a Samghati robe with a belt around
a flattened heart-shaped hairline of tight, swirled his hip and pendeloque ear rings as well as an ornate
curls arranged over the ushnisha. Remains of lacquer tiara with floral decoration and a stupa-like, conical-
gilding throughout. shaped usnisha.

Shape: Figural head The face shows a fine meditative expression, with cast
Dimensions: 18 cm (height of the head), 29,5 cm down eyes, a serene smile and elongated earlobes.
(total height with base)
Condition: Good condition with appealing patina Shape: Figural
Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired Dimensions: 48 cm (height of sculpture), 51 cm (total
1989 in our galleries (comes with the catalog) height with base)
Condition: Good condition with appealing patina
Literature comparison: see Christie’s, Indian, Provenance: Austrian private collection, acquired 1988 in
Himalayan and Southeast Asian Works of Art, 13 our galleries (comes with the catalog)
September 2016, New York, lot 260 (for a very similar
Buddha head of comparable, dated to the 14th Literature comparison: see Christie’s, Indian, Himalayan
century) and Christie’s, Indian and Southeast Asian and Southeast Asian Art, 18 April 2005, Amsterdam,
Works of Art, 16 September 2008, New York, lot 577 lot 118 (for a very similar Buddha of the same size) and
(for a comparable head, larger in size). Bonham’s, Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art,
17 September 2014, New York, lot 178 (for a very similar
⋩Ḽᶾ䲨㲘⚳旧䐄旨俞㛅戭挷慹ἃ柕ġ bronze, larger in size).
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧⎌侩
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻1989⸜⛐㛔喅⹲岤屟 (ⷞ䚖抬) ⋩ᶫᶾ䲨㲘⚳旧䐄旨俞㛅慳徎䧮⯤䩳⁷ġ
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧⎌侩
Estimate EUR 1.000,- ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻1988⸜⛐㛔喅⹲岤屟 (ⷞ䚖抬)
Starting price EUR 500,-
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-

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