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Antique Asian Cast Bronze Buddha Head Fragment Bust Sculpture Thai, 18th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Antique Asian and extremely detailed cast bronze fragment of the head of Buddha, dating from the 18
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18th Century Thai Tibetan Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Bronze Thai Siam Temple Shrine Kamphaeng Phet Style Buddha Head on Wood Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, little gem of a piece. Thai/ Siam meditating buddha with serenely closed eyes in the
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19th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Bronze Thai Siam Temple Shrine Kamphaeng Phet Style Buddha Head on Marble Stand
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, little gem of a piece. Thai/ Siam meditating Buddha with serenely closed eyes in the
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19th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Marble, Bronze

Chinese Song Dynasty Buddha Stone Head
Located in Kastrup, DK
Stone Buddha head with beautiful, natural, age-related patina from the Chinese Song Dynasty, The
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Buddha Head

Materials

Stone

17th Century Thai Buddha Bronze Head
Located in Kastrup, DK
Buddha bronze head from Thailand (1600-1700s), loosely mounted on a black-painted wooden base. The
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17th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Burmese Head Of Buddha, Mandalay Period
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant Antique Buddha Head, Guilded Bronze, 19th century, Burma, beautiful head and torso of
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19th Century Burmese Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Striking Bronze Bust of Buddha on Walnut Plaque
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A striking wall sculpture having a serene bronze Buddha head mounted on handsome walnut board.
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1920s Southeast Asian Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Asian Marble Quan Yin Buddha Bust or Head
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautifully executed hand carved marble buddha head fragment of Quan Yin. The youthful face is
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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Buddha Head

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Marble

Small Thai Chiang Saen Bronze Head of the Buddha, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A small and charming fragmentary cast bronze Buddha head with traces of gilding and lacquer, Lan Na
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16th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Stone Carved Asian Buddhist Temple Sculpture Statue Head of Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved stone-carved antique Southeast Asian Buddha head/bust temple/shrine
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19th Century Asian Folk Art Antique Buddha Head

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Stone

Stone Carved Asian Buddhist Temple Sculpture Statue Head of Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful hand carved stone-carved antique Southeast Asian Buddha head/bust temple/shrine
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Buddha Head

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Stone

17th - 18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
base. The top of Buddha head is detachable. Age: Burma, Shan Period, 17th - 18th Century Size: Height
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17th Century Burmese Antique Buddha Head

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Wood

17th - 18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
erosion on top of Buddha head). 100% Satisfaction and authenticity guaranteed with free "Certificate of
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17th Century Burmese Antique Buddha Head

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Wood

Antique Burmese Lacquer Buddha
Located in New York, NY
Burmese Buddha Sculpture. A Dry Lacquer Buddha Head, late 19th early 20th century, Shan Period
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Late 19th Century Burmese Other Antique Buddha Head

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Wood, Lacquer

17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
some expected degradation due to its age such as chip on top of Buddha head, knee and base. 100
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17th Century Burmese Antique Buddha Head

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Wood

18-19th Century Bronze Naga Meditating Bronze Buddha Statue
Located in Kastrup, DK
Bronze Buddha depicted in meditation pose sheltered by a Naga (a seven-headed snake). I two parts
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Mid-18th Century Burmese Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Bronze Buddha Flame, 15 - 16th Century
Located in New York, NY
15-16th Century. The Ushnisha is the three-dimensional oval on top of Buddha's head. In ancient
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16th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Korean Carved and Giltwood Buddha, Joseon Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
protuberance that surmounts the Buddha's head, is marked with a large red bump.
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Early 19th Century Korean Antique Buddha Head

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Wood

JAPAN Edo Period 1825 Seated Buddha Sculpture In Solid Gilded Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
, loosely hanging along the arms and gently parting at the chest. The Buddha's head features tight curls
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1820s Japanese Edo Antique Buddha Head

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Gold

Pair of Antique Buddha Busts 45 cm, Gilt Patinated Sculptures, Asian Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
spaces. Pair of Buddha busts, antique Buddha sculptures, gilt Buddha head statues, Asian Buddhist
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Early 1900s Vietnamese Art Deco Antique Buddha Head

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Metal, Gold Leaf, Sheet Metal, Bronze, Gold Plate

19th Century Buddhist Head Sculpture Sandstone
Located in New York, NY
Antique Sandstone Buddhist Head Sculpture. Sandstone Buddha Head 19th century or earlier Buddhist
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Buddha Head

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Sandstone

JAPAN Edo Period 1850 Amida Nyorai Buddha Sculpture In Gilt Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Buddha's head features tight curls, crowned with an inlaid ushnisha, below which rests an inlaid byakugo
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Buddha Head

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Gold, Bronze, Gold Leaf

Marble Head of Buddha with Ring
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This marble head of Buddha is of Gandhara culture, Pakistan, 6th century. This piece is part of
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15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Other Antique Buddha Head

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Marble

Marble Head of Buddha with Ring
Marble Head of Buddha with Ring
$49,050 Sale Price
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Stone Head of Buddha, 16th Century
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique Thai Sandstone carving of the head of a Buddha, 16 th Century, Ayuthaya period, fine hand
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16th Century Southeast Asian Antique Buddha Head

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Stone

Antique Southeast Asian Burmese Jeweled Carved Qilin Foo Lion Figure Statue Pair
Located in Forney, TX
religions, including Thai Buddha Heads, Bali Balinese figural animals and textiles, traditional Chinese and
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Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Antique Buddha Head

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Cut Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

19th Century Bronze Head of Buddha
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Not sure of origin. Most likely this head has been removed from its original body. From a great Los
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha
Located in London, GB
A Fine Gandharan Head of a Buddha Stucco with ‘earth pigment’ Some old ‘restoration’ to the nose
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15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Buddha Head

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Stucco

Burma, Thai Bronze Head of Buddha (original)
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Thai Bronze Head of Buddha (Original) 17th c.
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17th Century Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Fragment of Bronze Head of Buddha, Thailand
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Fragment of Bronze Head of Buddha Thailand 16th Century
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16th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Ancient Bronze Head of Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful ancient bronze head of Buddha, late 19th century. Good conditions, it rests on a green
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19th Century Asian Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Bronze Head of Buddha 18th Century, Thailand
Located in London, GB
Bronze cast with delicate serene features, very refined detailing throughout. Featuring bow-shaped mouth and downcast eyes, flanked by pendulous pierced earlobes, the hair in raised ...
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18th Century Thai Tribal Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Bronze Head of the Buddha, 17th Century, Thailand
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of Buddha, Ayutthaya period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene
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Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Sandstone head of Buddha, Khmer, Angkor period, post-Bayon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Khmer head of Buddha. Angkor period, style of the post-Bayon. 14th century. Carved
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Buddha Head

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Sandstone

17th Century Thai Lacquered Bronze Head Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of Buddha, Ayutthaya period, late 16th-early 17th century. The serene face
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Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Gandharan Stucco Head of the Buddha, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A sublime Greco-Buddhist stucco head of the Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, circa 3rd-5th
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15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antique Buddha Head

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Stucco

Antique Chinese Carved Bodhisattva Figure Lotus Throne Architectural Fragment
Located in Forney, TX
reliquary, Buddhist and Hindu statuary including full body Buddha, Buddha head or hand, life size mythical
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17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Buddha Head

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Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

19th Century Burmese Shan State Marble Head of the Buddha
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This small marble head of the Buddha is from the Shan States of Burma and carved from white marble
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Mid-19th Century Burmese Other Antique Buddha Head

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Marble

Thai Sandstone Carving of the Head of A Buddha Image
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Thai Sandstone Carving of the Head of A Buddha Image, Ayutthaya, 15th Century. This sculpture has
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15th Century and Earlier Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Sandstone

Gandharan Head of Buddha Grey Schist, 3rd to 4th Century
Located in London, GB
The style of this sculpture points to its having been carved in the mature period of the 3rd to the 4th centuries when there was a smooth transition in the planes of the face which w...
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15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antique Buddha Head

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Schist

Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Iron Head of Buddha, Ca. 17th Century
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Ming Dynasty Gilt Iron Head of Buddha, Ca. 17th Century
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17th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Buddha Head

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Iron

Japanese Late Meiji Period Head of Buddha in Wood, Ca. 1910
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Late Meiji Period Head of Buddha in Wood, Ca. 1910 DIMENSIONS: Height: 22 inches Width: 7
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1910s Japanese Japonisme Antique Buddha Head

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Wood

A Diminutive Gilt Copper Alloy Head of a Crowned Buddha, Ayutthaya Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This 17th century Ayutthaya Period copper alloy (bronze) head of Buddha depicted in the ‘Phra Chao
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17th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze, Gold Leaf

A Finely Cast Copper Alloy Head of Buddha Shakyamuni, 17th C. (possibly Earlier)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The heavily cast bronze head of Buddha Shakyamuni demonstrating distinctive Northern Sukhothai
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17th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Asian Khmer Cambodia Stoned Carved Head Bust of Male Buddhist Buddha Shiva Deity
Located in Studio City, CA
head is likely that of the divinity deity Shiva, sometimes referred to as the smiling God-King. The
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19th Century Cambodian Antique Buddha Head

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Sandstone

Magnificent 15thc Thai Buddha Partial Head, from a High-Level or Royal Foundry
Located in Ukiah, CA
Magnificent 15thC Thai Buddha partial head, from a high-level or royal foundry. Originally part of
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16th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Khmer Bronze Buddhist Triad, Style of the Bayon, 12th-13th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
represents the Buddha sheltered by the Naga King Muchalinda, the seven headed serpent, and flanked by two of
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15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Large Antique Italian Church Carved Gilt Polychrome Tabernacle Altar Niche
Located in Forney, TX
crucifixion cross, altar figure statue, life-size figural Hindu temple sculpture, Buddhist objects and Buddha
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Buddha Head

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Enamel

Jade sculpture with buddha and child
Located in Milano, IT
This enchanting sculpture carved from jade root masterfully depicts the smiling head of a Buddha
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Buddha Head

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Jade

17th - 18th Century Buddha Statue, "Nezha"
Located in New York, NY
interpretation of the manifestation of the Chinese Buddha Nezha, displaying his three heads and six arms. This
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing Antique Buddha Head

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Wood

17th Century Thai Bronze Bust Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with
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Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Torso of a Woman
Located in PARIS, FR
sandstones came to him, among other things, from Khmer sculptures, including a Buddha's head that he had
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1920s French School Antique Buddha Head

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Sandstone

Thai Rattanakosin Gilt Bronze Buddha, Mid 19th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
the top of his head. The buddha sits upon a high, stylized double lotus pedestal above a
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Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Thai Rattanakosin Gilt Bronze Buddha, Mid 19th Century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
his head. The buddha sits upon a high, stepped, three tiered trapezoidal platform. The top tier
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Mid-19th Century Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Khmer Cast Bronze Buddha Sheltered by Naga, 19th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
large serpent. The naga's seven heads arrayed behind the Buddha, the hoods flared to give him shelter
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19th Century Cambodian Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

Thai Bronze Buddha, Phra Phuttha Chinnarat, Early 20th century, Thailand
Located in Austin, TX
, one holding a sword, the other with arms raised above his head. Behind the Buddha is a striking and
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1920s Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Bronze

15thC Thai Lacquered and Gilded Stone Head, 6597
Located in Ukiah, CA
Thai Buddhas in one photo of the pack of the head to give a perspective of how huge this head is
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15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Buddha Head

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Stone

Large Terracotta Head of Luohan on Wood Stand from Vietnam
Located in Atlanta, GA
temple, often surrounding the Buddha. The terracotta head is molded with facial features of large
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Early 19th Century Vietnamese Other Antique Buddha Head

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Terracotta, Wood

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Questions About Antique Buddha Head
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Buddha head that isn't attached to a body is considered disrespectful because the idea of decapitating a Buddha is rooted in colonialism and war for Buddhists.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Identifying an antique Buddha statue is a specialized skill, which is best learned by studying the history of the preferred materials and techniques that each region used in producing Buddha statues. The simplest way to verify the age of a Buddha statue is to have an expert evaluate it. On 1stDibs, find a range of professionally authenticated Buddha statues.