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A LARGE BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA
THAILAND, SUKHOTHAI PERIOD, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
17º in. (44 cm.) high
$25,000-35,000
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 16 September 1998, lot 55.
This monumental head epitomizes the fnest quality of Buddha images made
in the Sukhothai kingdom of central Thailand during the fourteenth and
ffteenth centuries. This style is marked by the presence of a plump oval-
shaped face, arched brows over broad eyelids, a long straight nose, a slight
upturned smile, a round protruding chin and discrete snail-curls which create
a heart-shaped hairline, all of which have been masterfully rendered in the
present work. The surface is smooth with a rich, deep brown patina.
Compare with a Sukhothai head of Buddha in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
which is nearly identical in size and displays similar features (MMA 1981.458).
For further comparison see another example from the Robert H. Ellsworth
Collection, sold at Christie’s New York on 17 March 2015, lot 39.
泰國 素可泰王朝 十四/十五世紀 銅佛陀頭像

Head of Buddha. Thailand (SukhoThailand). Sukhothai period, 14th–15th century
Bronze. H. 16 º in. (41.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan L. Halpern, 1981 (1981.458).

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