Head of the Buddha
late 18th–19th century
Medium
Copper alloy, some with traces of leaf gilding.
Dimensions
Average height 10.2 cm.
Classification
Metalwork
Culture
Thai
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.1441
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Art Historical Context
This serene *Head of the Buddha*, in Thailand during the late 18th 19th century, the exquisite metalwork traditions of the Rattanakosin period. at an average height of10.2 cm, it is fashioned from copper alloy, with subtle traces of leaf gild that once shimmered under temple lights, evoking the divine glow of enlightenment. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Robert Lehman Collection since 1975, this-scale sculpture likely served as a devotional object, portable for personal worship or placement in household shrines. In Thai Buddhist culture, such images embody the ideals of Theravada ...
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