with a gentle expression, the heavy-lidded eyes framed by curved brows meeting at center, straight nose, and contoured lips with a hinted at mustache, prominent chin and the hair arranged in neat rows of curls rising to the ushnisha.Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection of Buddhist art. Acquired from Galerie Zacke, Vienna, ca. 1985. Thence by descent. Condition: Spectacular condition with some wear and weathering as well as minor losses visible on the photos in the catalogue and online at . Remainders of old lacquer and gilding within the curly hair. Modern base.Weight: 86 kilograms including the base.Dimensions: Height 65 cm (not including the base) and 74 cm including the base.For a closely related Buddha head, yet of smaller size, see Christies New York in ‘Indian and Southeast Asian Art’, March 22nd, 2011, lot 251.