Buriram: Head of Sakyamuni Buddha
Bronze
Buriram: Head of Sakyamuni Buddha
THAILAND, Buriram; Dvaravati Kingdom
This sculpture believed created during the 8th century of the Dvaravati Kingdom (circa 6th–13th century) was excavated at Buriram. Based on the size of the head, it is estimated that the original statue was probably 1 m high.
The rounded head of the Buddha has tightly curled hair with a usnisa in the form of a truncated cone. The faint curved eyebrows join above the nose. The eyes are large and are cast downwards. The nose is bulbous and the lips are full. The corners of the mouth turn upwards slightly to form a gentle smile.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, page 228.
Cite this article:
Hsingyun, et al. "Buriram: Head of Sakyamuni Buddha." Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, vol. 10, 2016, pp. 228.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Yann Lovelock, Yuan Chou, Susan Huntington, Gary Edson, and Robert Neather. 2016. "Buriram: Head of Sakyamuni Buddha" In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F, 10:228.
Hsingyun, Youheng, Lovelock, Y., Chou, Y., Huntington, S., Edson, G., & Neather, R.. (2016). Buriram: Head of Sakyamuni Buddha. In Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: Sculpture A-F (Vol. 10, pp. 228).
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