A BRONZE BUST OF BUDDHA PARE Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 17th ct. H. 29,5 cm (36 cm mit Sockel) The upper body clad in uttarasangha, decorated with a finely worked necklace, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes carrying pendeloque earrings, his head supporting a helmet terminating in a tapering finial secured with a tiara finely cast with an intricate floral design around a central stylized flower-head. Mounted on a wooden stand. Estate of Dr. Otto Schwend (1892 -1951), collected in Thailand between 1926 and 1938 and since then continuously in the family's possession - Collector's card B 25 preserved Arms damaged