A LARGE WOOD HEAD OF BUDDHA Cambodia, Oudongk, Post Angkor period (1618-1863). On a wooden base, wearing a headdress carved with ornamental décor, the serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes under connected brows and full lips, flanked by long ears. With remains of gilding.

Condition: With wear, age cracks and losses – missing the ushnisha.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Acquired by Dr. Zelnik directly at a monastery in Cambodia.

Weight: 15.7 kg
Dimensions: Height 57 cm including the base