A Monumental 19 th Century Copper Alloy Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, Thailand Circa 1890

 

An exceptionally large & finely cast copper alloy (bronze) head of Buddha Shakyamuni, demonstrating distinctive Northern Sukhothai style features, having an oval shaped head and a pronounced ushnisha ascending to a flame-shaped finial, the face effecting a benign meditative expression with downcast recessed eyes and arched eyebrows, the beaked nose over full upturned lips and broad philtrum. The collar of the neck terminating to castellated appendages indicating it was once joined to a torso.
Exhibiting an old surface & fine patina overall, areas of loss & perforations as illustrated.

Mounted atop a later ebonized wooden base.

Dimensions, 22” high, (27” with base).

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