buddha statue antique thai style mounted bronze buddha head statue 32cm 13 Burmese lacquerware compassionate face seem to bestow

compassionate face seem to bestow blessing

entertain and sometimes seduce gods and men

compassion

when King Jayavarman IV briefly moved the Khmer capital to the remote site of Lingapura — ancient Koh Ker — and devoted the full force of royal patronage to an extraordinary programme of temple building and sacred sculpture that would define one of the most powerful and distinctive idioms in all of Cambodian art

buddha statue antique thai style mounted bronze buddha head statue 32cm 13 Burmese lacquerware compassionate face seem to bestowAntique Thai style Mounted Bronze Buddha Head Statue 35cm 14" Measures (Height) 35cm 14" Antique Thai style Buddha head. A lovely Buddha with stunning detail and patina. The Buddha has a peaceful countenance with downcast introspective eyes and a firm brow. His earlobes are stretched long from a youth spent as a prince wearing heavy gold earrings. The casting is beautiful as you can see in the fine details of the face. Each detail is rendered