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A bronze buddha head, Siam, Sawankhalok, 10th/11th Century.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
355 - 532 EUR
370 - 556 USD
Hammer price
15 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A bronze buddha head, Siam, Sawankhalok, 10th/11th Century.

Downcast eyes, long nose, tight curls, elongated earlobes. Mounted on a stand, height with stand 23,5 cm.

Damage to head, tarnished.

Provenance

From the collection of engineer Claes A Philips (1912-2000), thence by descent. Claes Philip was a passionate collector of Antiquites, Old Masters, Asian Works of Arts, fine European furniture and decorative arts. His eclectic home was presented in a spectacular way at Trollesunds Säteri up until 1965, thereafter in his home in Stockholm.

Literature

See sculpture in Siam by Alfred Salomony, pl 15.