Head of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
Sandstone
Head of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva
THAILAND / CAMBODIA
The sculpture feature characteristics from the late Angkor period (circa 9th–15th century), when the Khmers ruled Lopburi. The Bodhisattva has a tall, cone-shaped topknot on which rests a seated Amitabha Buddha. Numerous rows of plaited hair has been framed by a distinct band that surrounds a board forehead. The facial features are centered at the bottom half of the head, showing jointed eyebrows, a board nose, and a mouth with thick lips that emphasizes the figure’s smile.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, page 420.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Head of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, vol. 11, 2016, pp. 420.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Head of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M, 11:420.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Head of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture G-M (Vol. 11, pp. 420).
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