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THAILAND AND LAOS, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY
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TWO BRONZE HEADS OF BUDDHA
THAILAND AND LAOS, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY
The first cast with a serene expression, incised downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hair rising into his ushnisha; the second finely cast with a serene facial expression, incised downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, faint smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hair rising into the ushnisha and topped with a flame, each on stand
The first 5 ¼ in. (13 cm.) high, on stand; the second 7 ¼ in. (18 cm.) high, on stand
THAILAND AND LAOS, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, LATE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURY
The first cast with a serene expression, incised downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hair rising into his ushnisha; the second finely cast with a serene facial expression, incised downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, faint smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hair rising into the ushnisha and topped with a flame, each on stand
The first 5 ¼ in. (13 cm.) high, on stand; the second 7 ¼ in. (18 cm.) high, on stand
Provenance
The second: Acquired from a private collection, Turin, 1980.
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Alexandra Cruden