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Head of the Buddha
(Southeast Asia )
This head belongs somewhere along the path that took Lopburi stone sculpture of about the late 13th or ealry 14th century into the Early Ayutthaya style of about 1350-1450. It is a path upon which there are almost no fixed points. This stucco has a Sukhothai-like appearance because of the pointed hairline and the 'U'-incised chin; but this does not necessarily mean that what we see is the result of influence from a developed Sukhothai style.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Lopburi, Thailand; Alexander B. Griswold, Monkton, summer 1948 [presented to the Breezewood Foundation, December 1964, inv. no. 627]; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6/12/1992 | Treatment | other |
| 6/12/1992 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; other |
| 4/22/1994 | Examination | examined for condition |
Geographies
Thailand, Lopburi (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 1/16 in. (20.5 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.
25.181