A Monumental Gilded Copper Head of Buddha (SOLD)
Tibet
18/19th Century
The half closed almond shaped eyes are showing Buddha in a sublime and meditative state. In the centre of his forehead is the Urna, the all seeing third eye and surmounting the blue pigmented tightly knotted hair coils is the domed Usnisa, the all knowing bump of knowledge.
h 114 cm w 75 cm (45 in x 29 in)
Bibliography: Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet Ulrich von Schroeder pub.2001