TÊTE DE BOUDDHA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE LAQUÉ ORTHAÏLANDE, ÉPOQUE AYUTTHAYA, XVIE SIÈCLE35.5 cm (14 in.) highProvenance: A GILT-LACQUERED COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF BUDDHATHAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 16TH CENTURY泰國 大城時期 十六世紀 銅漆金佛首Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1980sThis serene and elegant gilded image is a fine example of bronze Buddha sculptures produced during the Ayutthaya period (1351-1767). Buddha's small snail-shell hair curls, heart-shaped hairline, arching brows converging on a narrow nose bridge, and slender wept eyes are characteristic of the style.pare with the head of a bronze Buddha sold at , New York, 22 September 2021, lot 1214. Another closely related head, sharing deeply recessed dimples at the corners of the mouth, is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York ().