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         2121
         HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI.        Provenance:
         KOPF EINES BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI.      - Rhenish private collection. Acquired at
         Khmer. Post Angkor period (since 1431).   Michael Woerner Oriental Art.

         Bronze with greenish and partly red   € 5.000 – 7.000 | $ 5.550 – 7.770
         patina. Inside with casting core. The face
         shows a calm expression with almost
         closed eyes, arched by strong eyebrows.
         Beneath the flat nose, the full lips framed
         by contour lines. The hair presented as
         small hemispherical elevations, separated
         from the face and ears by clear, elegant
         lines. The ushnisha is rather flat and with
         a wide opening for the crowning missing
         today. Height 20cm. Mounted on a base.
         Condition B. Both earlobes broken off.
         Rupture line at the neck.



















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