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Source Description
What gives this head its unusual appearance is the shape of the eyes: the upper edge, instead of being downcurved, is raised, and the lower edge is nearly straight. Inverted eyes of this sort can be seen in images of Hindu deities of about the same period. It is also conceivable that the sculptor intended to evoke a certain 13th-century model. The modeling has been carried out with impressive subtlety, but in general the overall treatment and proportions differ little from those of a number of images, mostly of the standing Buddha with his right hand in "abhayamudra."
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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31955
label
Head of the Buddha
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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31955
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Head of the Buddha
description
What gives this head its unusual appearance is the shape of the eyes: the upper edge, instead of being downcurved, is raised, and the lower edge is nearly straight. Inverted eyes of this sort can be seen in images of Hindu deities of about the same period. It is also conceivable that the sculptor intended to evoke a certain 13th-century model. The modeling has been carried out with impressive subtlety, but in general the overall treatment and proportions differ little from those of a number of images, mostly of the standing Buddha with his right hand in "abhayamudra."
provenance
Mr. Prasert, Ayutthaya; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, 1949, by gift [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1985, inv. no. 850]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
16th century (Ayutthaya)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Metal
sculpture (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Source extras
cul
Thai
style
Ayutthaya
inscriptions
none
med
zinc bronze
creator_ids
2501
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SEA
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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