HUGE BUDDHA HEAD.
Thailand. Ayutthaya. Ca. 15th c.

Bronze with shiny; brown patina and residue of gilding. The facial features are elegantly stylized. Both brows rooting in the narrow ridge of the nose; the mouth is curved in a slight smile. The earlobes are elongated; the hair ist shaped into fine tapered spirals; the ketumala as a flame with spiral center. Height 60cm. Condition A/B.Art trade; Van Ham.