A LARGE STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 15th ct. H. 44 cm The large head is sculpted with a serene facial expression showing downcast eyes below arched eyebrows running into the nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes attached to his shoulders and the curled hairdo continuing into the ushnisha topped with the remains of a ketumala, traces of black-lacquer. Estate of Dr. Otto Schwend (1892 -1951), collected in Thailand between 1926 and 1938 and since then continuously in the family's possession, collector's card B 25b preserved Minor damages due to age