Description
Some of the most interesting and powerful of the Lopburi stone sculptures have a strongly expressive character- achieved by making the volumes of the cheeks relate to those of the chin in a dynamic way, as well as through the manipulation of the outlines of the brows, eyes, and mouth.
The remnants of thick lacquer are likely to date from the late 17th century, when King Narai of Ayutthaya was in residence in Lopburi. A number of the stone images recovered at Lopburi have faces completely covered with lacquer and gilding that transform the original contours into the more angular late 17th-century ideal.
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