A GILT- AND BLACK-LACQUERED BRONZE HEAD OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI, Thailand, Ayutthaya Period, 17th Ct., his head displaying a serene facial expression, downcast mother-of-pearl inlaid eyes below arched eyebrows running into his nose-bridge, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hair and ushnisha topped with an associated flame - Property from an old German private collection, bought around 1960 - Minor wear, partly chipped, flame not original, mounted on stone plinth