Massive Lifesize+ stone head of a Buddhist Monk, Java, 8th.-9th. c.
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1491202
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Sculpture: Pre AD 1000: Item # 1491202
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An exceptional style more than lifesize stone head of a Buddhist Monk, Indonesia, java, c. 8th.-9th. century AD.
The head carved in Andesite in the wonderful style of early Borobadur with serene features. Downcast eyes and full lips with the prominent nose typical for early Buddhist art of Indonesia.
Size: c. 26 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. deep. It's weighing c. 12-14 kilograms.
Condition: Intact and lovely with a fine deep redish-grey patina and traces of weathering.
Provenance: Old Swedish Collection, formerly in the Ban Bang Yoga Carta collection - an Indonesian professors collection, bought in the 1960s-1970s.
The head carved in Andesite in the wonderful style of early Borobadur with serene features. Downcast eyes and full lips with the prominent nose typical for early Buddhist art of Indonesia.
Size: c. 26 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. deep. It's weighing c. 12-14 kilograms.
Condition: Intact and lovely with a fine deep redish-grey patina and traces of weathering.
Provenance: Old Swedish Collection, formerly in the Ban Bang Yoga Carta collection - an Indonesian professors collection, bought in the 1960s-1970s.
