sculpture
Sculpture
7th century to 8th century (made)
7th century to 8th century (made)
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This head's prominent fleshy lips and flat nose probably reflect the physiogomy of the local Mon people. The Mons were an ancient people of possible East Indian origin who were among the first in South East Asia to develop a distinctive artistic style.
Object details
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| Title | sculpture (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Sandstone |
| Brief description | Head of the Buddha, sandstone, Mon style, Thailand, 7th-8th century. |
| Physical description | This head, from a freestanding image of the Buddha, belongs to the Dvaravati kingddom of central Thailand. Images of the Buddha were produced in large quantities under Dvaravati patronage, both as monumnetal cult images and, as probably with this example, to decorate Buddhist architecture. Standing Buddhas were positioned in architectural niche in the manner continued in later Thai temple decoration. |
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| Object history | Bought from Sotheby's. Formerly in the collection of Mr. J.T.Beard of New York. |
| Production | Dvaravati kingdom, Thailand. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | This head's prominent fleshy lips and flat nose probably reflect the physiogomy of the local Mon people. The Mons were an ancient people of possible East Indian origin who were among the first in South East Asia to develop a distinctive artistic style. |
| Bibliographic reference | For retlatyed sculpture at Wat Bencamabop'it, see P.Dupont, "L'Archaelogie Mone de Dvaravati", Paris., 1959 vol..II, pl.94.
R, Le May, Buddhist Sculpture in Siam. frontispiece. |
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| Accession number | IS.140-1961 |
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| Record created | July 17, 2003 |
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