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A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF BUDDHA The head’s rounded shape contrasts with most other post-15th
CENTRAL THAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, century Thai depictions of the Buddha with an oval face. While
16TH-18TH CENTURY scholars disagree on the dating of this style to the 16th or 18th
With remains of black lacquer and gilding in recessed areas. centuries, a head in the Chantharakasem National Museum, Ayutthaya
8 5/8 in. (22 cm) high provides a good point of comparison for the type and is generally
considered to be of the 16th century. For further discussion, see McGill
$15,000 - 20,000 (ed.), The Kingdom of Siam, Ghent, 2005, pp.142-4, no.45. Another
related example was recently sold at Bonhams, New York, 20 March
泰國中部 大城時期 十六至十八世紀 銅佛首 2018, lot 3220.

This tranquil bronze head, cast in a rich brown alloy, depicts the Provenance
Buddha with pleasing rounded features. His lips and nostrils are Private French Collection, assembled 1968-72
beautifully proportioned, the lines of his eyes and brow curve Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 31 October 2017, lot 175
decisively, and his dome and ushnisha scale into gradually tapering
mounds of nub-like hair curls.