103. * W BUDDHA HEAD IN COPPER ALLOY Thailand, Sukhothai style, circa 15th century A COPPER ALLOY HEAD OF BUDDHA Thailand, Sukhothai Style, circa 15th century 38 cm (15 in) high To be sold without reserve Please note that this lot will be sold without reserve 本拍品不設底價 泰國 素可泰風格 約十五世紀 銅佛首 Provenance: Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art, London, May 2005. The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd, TL test sample no. N199w60, dated 12 July 1999, is consistent with the dating of this lot. 來源 Jonathan Tucker and Antonia Tozer Asian Art，倫敦，2005年5月 英國牛津鑒定公司熱釋光劑量測定測定結果（樣本N199w60）顯示本拍品年份與斷代相符 This bronze head portrays the Buddha's serenity and "classic" Sukhothai elements. With heavy-lidded eyes gazing downwards in blissful contemplation, his arched brow gives rise to a beaked nose, beneath which a gentle smile plays out across his lips. Compare two other "classic" Sukhothai examples in the Walters Art Museum, both attributed to the second half of the 14th century and displaying similarly nasal bridges, recessed lips, and upswept eyes (Woodward, The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand, 1997, pp. 154 & 156, figs. 155 & 157).