TÊTE DE BOUDDHA COURONNÉ EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRETHAÏLANDE, ÉPOQUE AYUTTHAYA, XVE/XVIE SIÈCLE40 cm (15 3/4 in.) highProvenance: A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF CROWNED BUDDHATHAILAND, AYUTTHAYA PERIOD, 15TH/16TH CENTURY泰國 大城時期 十五/十六世紀 銅寶冠佛首This elegant head of a crowned Buddha is a fine example of the Phra Chao Song Khruang image: 'A Lord Wearing Ornaments'. Articulated with a handsome face, the crowned Buddha possesses a quiet, dignified expression. The small mouth, angular nose, lotus-petal eyes, and curved brow are typical elements of this Ayutthaya-period image. A closely related example in the Dallas Museum of Art is published in Bromberg,The Arts of India, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas, 2013, p. 243, no. 141.The present lot alsopares favorably to a later example in the National Museum, Bangkok, published inNational Museum Volunteers Group, Treasures from the National Museum, 2010, p. 47, no. 73. Alsopare with similar crowned Buddha heads offered at , New York, 17 September 2014, lot 177; Sotheby's, New York, 28 October 1991, lot 121; 16-17 March 1988, lot 137; and Sotheby's, London, 13 June 1988, lot 190.