An Ayutthaya sandstone head of a Buddha. Thailand. 15th/16th century - image-1

Lot 31 Dα

An Ayutthaya sandstone head of a Buddha. Thailand. 15th/16th century

Auction 1157 - overview Cologne
27.06.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 3.000 € - 4.000 €

An Ayutthaya sandstone head of a Buddha. Thailand. 15th/16th century

The head of longish oval shape, with clearly delineated eyes and lids lowered in meditation, a smiling mouth and tiny curls covering head and ushnisha. Remains of a black lacquer coating. Mounted on a wooden stand.
Height 35 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Baden-Baden, Germany, acquired in the 1960s from the German art trade, and thence by descent