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| Keywords: Thai - Head of Crowned Buddha - Walters 542810.jpg At the back of this head- as a substitute for rather than a development of the ornament on 16th-century crowns- are scrolling tendrils and leaves which take a place in an international panorama of related designs; the Europeanized stucco decor at Wat Tawęt; the designs on certain Japanese enamelled porcelain vases made for export around the 1670s; and the assimilated and vibrantly rhythmic patterns in contemporary gilt-lacquer ornament 2nd half Other date century 17 Ayutthaya tin brass cm 8 2 ; with repairs cm 10 accession number 54 2810 37176 Nakhon Kasem Bangkok Alexander B Griswold Monkton 1946 by purchase presented to the Breezewood Foundation 1985 inv no 808 Walters Art Museum 1992 by bequest Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 none Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Ayutthaya Thailand Walters Art Museum license Thai sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
