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A THAI STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA, HARIPUNJAYA KINGDOM, 11TH-13TH CENTURY

A THAI STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA, HARIPUNJAYA KINGDOM, 11TH-13TH CENTURY Expert’s note: The prominently delineated features are characteristic of the Haripunjaya style and recall the Dvaravati school of sculpture. For two examples, see Hiram W. Woodward, Jr., The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand: The Alexander B. Griswold Collection, The Walters Art Gallery, USA, 1997, page 130, fig. 131-132. Thailand. The head with an expression of intense concentration, the brow ridged and furrowed, half-closed eyes, broad nose, fleshy outlined lips which are underlined by a fine mustache, all flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair arranged in bristling curls surmounted by an ushnisha. Note the unusually expressive molding and carving work overall. Provenance: From a private estate in Austria. Condition: Extensive wear, obvious losses, and firing irregularities. Nicks, scratches, chips, signs of weathering and erosion, all as expected. Weight: 2,914 g (excl. stand), 3,914 g (incl. stand) Dimensions: Height 21.5 cm, 35 cm (incl. stand) With a modern wood stand. (2) The high-relief terracotta heads of the ancient kingdom of Haripunjaya belong to images of the standing Buddha that were placed in niches on the exterior faces of monuments such as sixty-niche pyramids and octagonal stupa-shrines. Both bodies and heads were made in molds. The heads tend to be characterized by sprightly, undulant, and sharply delineated features. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related head of Buddha, early 13th century, 22.2 cm tall, in the collection of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institute, accession number S2005.461. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s New York, 19 March 2008, lot 257 Estimate: USD 8,000 or approx. EUR 11,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Stucco Head of Buddha, Thailand, Haripunjaya Expert remark: Compare the related facial features and hair.

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A THAI STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA, HARIPUNJAYA KINGDOM, 11TH-13TH CENTURY

Estimate 800 - 1 600 EUR
Starting price 800 EUR

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Galerie Zacke
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