Thai Ceramic Buddha Head, Based

A green tinged face, eyes lowered, and a tall pointed crown of tiny curls.

This Buddha head, based, is from Thailand and dates to the early 20th century. It is painted clay and pot metal. Thai images of the Buddha are generally shown with tightly curled hair and a tall flame or bud shaped finial on the crown, known as the ushnisha. Here the head is finely modeled, with lowered, almond shaped eyes, a calm mouth and long ears. A dark green surface covers the face, while the curled hair is a pale, worn gray. A thin rod joins it to a plain wood block. It is 3 inches wide and deep and 13 high.

A calm face, and quite a lot of crown.