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Head of the Buddha   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Anonymous (Thailand)Unknown author
Title
Head of the Buddha
Description
English: Among the stucco fragments found in the central sanctuary tower at Wat Phra Phai Luang are both long-faced and round-faced heads. There are good reasons for considering these sculptures early Sukhotahai. This head may be connected with the round-faced type, but it is, in comparision, more stretched out.

There is another approach to this head- that it betrays direct influence from China. Chinese artisans were no doubt present in Sukhothai. But efforts to turn an elusive impression into a plausible Chinese model have been unsuccessful.

Among the possible sources for this head is the pyramidal monument at Wat Phra Phai Luang.
Date 14th century
date QS:P571,+1350-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
(Sukhothai)
Medium stucco
medium QS:P186,Q33526
Dimensions height: 41 cm (16.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,41U174728
; Diam at neck: 14 cm (5.5 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
25.79
Place of creation Sukhothai, Thailand
Object history
  • Wat Phra Phai Luang (?)
  • Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, Maryland, [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, inv. no. 691]
  • 1979: given to Walters Art Museum
Exhibition history Recent Accessions. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1981. Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995.
Credit line Gift of Alexander B. Griswold, 1979
Inscriptions none
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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