Lot 117
  • 117

A very large iron head of Buddha

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • 58cm. high.
Well cast and powerfully modeled with broad rounded faces in a serene expression, downcast eyes beneath  slightly arched brows cast in relief, straight nose, bow-shaped mouth and angular chin flanked by long lobes, the hair arranged in tight curls with a domed ushnisha surmounted by a cintamani



 

Condition

In overall good condition with some corrosion and soiling to the surface, the neck and lower rim with small losses due to corrosion, slight wear to curls of head knot.
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