Caption

Buddha head - fragment of a sculpture, Buddhist art, Buddhism, art of Southeast Asia, Thai art, statue fragment with ushnisha, head, 12th–19th century, Thailand, figurine, height 11.5 cm, diameter 9.0 cm, A sculpted bronze head with a textured hair surface of small rounded curls and a serene facial expression sits mounted on a metal rod above a green and white marbled block; the head shows smooth, rounded facial features with closed eyes, arched eyebrows, a straight nose, and a small smiling mouth, and the ears are elongated with carved inner details; the bronze surface displays mottled tones of brown and dark gold with areas of darker patina, while the base is predominantly green with lighter green and white veining and a glossy finish, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_480

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Rights managed

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74.1Mb (1.8Mb) / 14.4in x 20.0in / 4316 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Buddha head - fragment sculpture Buddhist art Buddhism art Southeast Asia Thai art statue fragment ushnisha head 12th–19th century Thailand figurine height 11.5 cm diameter 9.0 cm sculpted bronze textured hair surface small rounded curls serene facial expression sits mounted metal rod green white marbled block smooth rounded facial features closed eyes arched eyebrows straight nose smiling mouth ears elongated carved inner details bronze surface displays mottled tones brown dark gold areas darker patina base predominantly green lighter green white veining glossy finish set plain light gray background.