AUCTION # 28 ISLAMIC AND EUROPEAN ART SALE

A CAST BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA THAI 16TH C. AD

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Start price: $250

Estimated price: $500 - $800

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Fine antique head of a crowned Buddha made of smoke-blacked and waxed bronze. Mounted on a carved wooden stand, covered with leaf gilding. Facial features with half-closed eyes and a soft smile are very subtly worked out, as well as rich embossed crown jewelry with a mesh on the back of the head. 16th century.

Dimensions : H: 12 in., (30.5 cm.)

Condition : Good overall, with discoloration along the gilded base