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Source Description
At the back of this head- as a substitute for, rather than a development of, the ornament on 16th-century crowns- are scrolling tendrils and leaves, which take a place in an international panorama of related designs; the Europeanized stucco decor at Wat Tawêt; the designs on certain Japanese enamelled porcelain vases made for export around the 1670s; and the assimilated and vibrantly rhythmic patterns in contemporary gilt-lacquer ornament.
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Document identity
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37176
label
Head of Crowned Buddha
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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37176
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Head of Crowned Buddha
description
At the back of this head- as a substitute for, rather than a development of, the ornament on 16th-century crowns- are scrolling tendrils and leaves, which take a place in an international panorama of related designs; the Europeanized stucco decor at Wat Tawêt; the designs on certain Japanese enamelled porcelain vases made for export around the 1670s; and the assimilated and vibrantly rhythmic patterns in contemporary gilt-lacquer ornament.
provenance
Nakhon Kasem, Bangkok; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, 1946, by purchase, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, 1985, inv. no. 808]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
date
2nd half 17th century (Ayutthaya)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
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
3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm);with repairs: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Source extras
cul
Thai
style
Ayutthaya
inscriptions
none
med
tin brass
creator_ids
2501
collection_ids
SEA
exhibition_ids
945
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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1975ccb42a3abd5f