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Keywords: Thai - Head of the Buddha - Walters 2579.jpg Among the stucco fragments found in the central sanctuary tower at Wat Phra Phai Luang are both long-faced and round-faced heads There are good reasons for considering these sculptures early Sukhotahai This head may be connected with the round-faced type but it is in comparision more stretched out There is another approach to this head- that it betrays direct influence from China Chinese artisans were no doubt present in Sukhothai But efforts to turn an elusive impression into a plausible Chinese model have been unsuccessful Among the possible sources for this head is the pyramidal monument at Wat Phra Phai Luang century 14 Sukhothai stucco cm 41 ; Diam at neck cm 14 accession number 25 79 18777 Wat Phra Phai Luang Alexander B Griswold Monkton Maryland presented to the Breezewood Foundation inv no 691 Walters Art Museum Gift of Alexander B Griswold 1979 none Recent Accessions The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1981 Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Sukhothai Thailand Walters Art Museum license Thai sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art of Ancient Thailand Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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