Head of the Buddha, from a Naga-Protected Buddha

1st half 13th century 14 15/16 in. (38 cm) Citation Source image

The tiered "usnisa" and the hair treatment are not in fact different from those seen in images that seem to belong to the earliest stages of Lopburi stone sculpture, in the late 12th century. Nevertheless, the crisper curvature of the mouth suggests a connection with the works...

Sculpture

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Lopburi, Thailand; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, summer 1948 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 438]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
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