Ancient Kingdom Of Siam, 17th Century, Large Ayutthaya Style Sandstone Buddha Head

Large Ayutthaya style Buddha head

Ancient Kingdom of Siam
17th century

The face is set in an oval and has large curvilinear brow arches with perfect curvature meeting at the base of an aquiline nose with dilated nostrils. The almond-shaped eyes with half-closed eyelids, the mouth with a wide smile and full lips have pronounced corners reminiscent of the at of Sukhothai. The hair, dotted with a multitude of small spikes, is delimited by a fine edging and forms a delicate V at the forehead.

The city of Ayutthaya was founded around 1350 by Prince Ramadhipati, the latter quickly becoming the capital of a powerful state, the newly constituted kingdom then encompassed most of the territories constituting Siam. Heir to previous empires, Ayutthaya developed an eclectic art of great variety and liveliness mixing Khmer and Sukhothai influences.

The last photograph shows a sandstone Buddha head similar to ours visible at Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat (Wat Yai) in the town of Phitsanulok in Thailand. Photo taken by us in December 2023.

- Sandstone (the piece has a lighter shade than the digital processing of the image suggests)
- 28.7 x 22 cm without stand
- Accidents, surface wear, restorations (notably on the nose)
- Former collection of a French aristocrat

°°° Due to the significant weight of the whole and in order to ensure secure shipping, a delay of ten to fifteen days will be requested °°°

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