Bronze Head of a Crowned Buddha

Thailand, Ayutthaya style, 19th/20th century

Cast with a serene face, downcast eyes beneath gently arched, conjoined brows, and full lips in a contemplative smile. He wears a diadem of heart-shaped bodhi-leaf motifs, flanked by elaborate ear ornaments, below a tall, tiered conical crown. Dark patina with areas of green corrosion. Hollow-cast, the neck with an irregular break, from a larger figure.

Private collection, United Kingdom; acquired on the King's Road, London, in the 1980s.

For the type, compare a head of a crowned Buddha, Thailand, Ayutthaya, approx. 1500‑1600, brass, 27.9 cm, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco (B60S13). The present head is 32 cm and is catalogued as Ayutthaya style, 19th/20th century.