New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Head of Buddha

Artist Unknown

CultureThailand, Sukhodaya

Date12th-15th centuries

MediumBronze

DimensionsOverall: 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase, Membership Fund

Object number44.11.5

Collections

Asian Art

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 107

DescriptionHead of Buddha has tight snail shell curls, USNISA which is hollow with opening at top, downcast undercut eyes, arched brows, elegant serene mouth and elongated earlobes.

Exhibition History"Large or Small, Bronze or Wood, Painted or Plain: Problems and Solutions in Sculpture," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, Va, July 9, 1981 - September 13, 1981. (Cat. No. 16, p. 16)