Head of the Buddha

Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

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This head of the Buddha is distinguished by the meditative elegance associated with Buddhist art of the Dvaravati kingdom, named after numismatic evidence that identifies a polity of that name. The aesthetic is unique to this region, and is best understood as emerging from the pan-Asian style of Gupta India, centered at Sarnath, northern India. Mon-Dvaravati Buddhist culture prospered around a network of moated urban settlements (Thai muang) that reflected the prosperity of Buddhist Thailand at this time and demonstrate that this region had connections that extended to India and beyond.

Head of the Buddha, Stone, Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

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Head of the Buddha, Stone, Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati
Head of the Buddha, Stone, Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati
Head of the Buddha, Stone, Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati
Head of the Buddha, Stone, Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

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