Head of Buddha

Ayutthaya style, 17th century

Bronze with gilding, very nice patina

H 18cm

Private Collection Richard and Sabine de G. from Lausanne, Switzerland

This Buddha image in the Ayutthaya style has prominent spiky hair curls and a small hair band. The face is round with high curving highbrows, downcoast eyes recessed for inlay, a hooked nose and broad lips. The ears are pointed. The surface of the head has some remains of lacquer and gilding.