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Head of the Buddha, from a Naga-Protected Buddha
(Southeast Asia )
The tiered "usnisa" and the hair treatment are not in fact different from those seen in images that seem to belong to the earliest stages of Lopburi stone sculpture, in the late 12th century. Nevertheless, the crisper curvature of the mouth suggests a connection with the works that would be better placed in the first or second quarter of the 13th century.
Inscription
Provenance
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Lopburi, Thailand; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, summer 1948 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1960, inv. no. 438]; Walters Art Museum, 1992, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1995 | Unearthly Elegance: Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 9/30/1993 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 9/30/1993 | Treatment | cleaned; other |
| 6/1/1995 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Thailand, Lopburi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
14 15/16 in. (38 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
25.169