A MON-DVARAVATI STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHA, 8TH / 9TH CENTURYStucco with slip decoration, with modern baseThailand, Mon-Dvaravati period, 8th – 9th centuryThis expressive Buddha head displays pure Mon Dvaravati style with heavy-lidded down cast eyes, arching brows and a full smile. The urna is rendered in high relief as are the spiked curls. The Dvaravati period lasted from around the 6th to the 11th century. Dvaravati refers to a culture, an art style, and a disparate conglomerate of principalities. Dvaravati itself was heavily influenced by Indian culture and played an important role in introducing Buddhism and particularly Buddhist art to the region. Stucco motifs on the religious monuments include garudas, makaras, and Nagas. Additionally, groups of musicians have been portrayed with their instruments, prisoners, females with their attendants, soldiers indicative of social life. Votive tablets have also been found, also molds for tin amulets, pottery, terracotta trays, and a bronze chandelier, earring, bells and cymbals.Shape: Head with flattened back Dimensions: total height 25.5 cm, height without the base is 18 cm Weight: 2,603 grams (with the base) Condition: Age-related good condition with encrustation, cracks and material loss as seen on the picturesProvenance: Collection of an American gentleman, Philadelphia Auction results comparison: For two related Mon-Dvaravati stucco heads see Sotheby’s, COLLECTION DE MR GEORGES HALPHEN, Paris, 20 November 2003, lot 402 or Bonhams, INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN, 19 Mär 2012, NEW YORK, lot 1134.陀羅缽地王國孟族石灰粉刷佛頭像，八至九世紀石灰粉刷，現代底座泰國，陀羅缽地王國孟族時期，八至九世紀造型：頭像，背面扁平尺寸：縂 高 25.5 厘米, 不含底座高18 厘米 重量：2,603 克（含底座） 品相：年代相應的良好品相，如圖所見結殼、裂縫和材料磨損來源：一位美國紳士私人收藏, 費城