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Antique Polychrome Buddha Carved Solid Wood
Rams Head Antiques
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Antique Polychrome Buddha Carved Solid Wood

19th century
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This is a good large 19th century carving of Buddha in really nice original condition with the original paint still intact. The carved head has great style and detail and is a very decorative piece elegantly mounted on a steel display stand.

The rare Buddha dates from the early 19th century circa 1820 and is hand carved in the round and hand painted with beautiful muted shades of ochre, teal blue and black with rouge red detail.

The head is an imposing sculpture and has great style and presence in a room.

This measures 62 cms high overall on the display stand and is 22 cms in diameter.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Carved Wooden Buddha Head to the 19th Century.

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Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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This is a good large 19th century carving of Buddha in really nice original condition with the original paint still intact.
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The carved head has great style and detail and is a very decorative piece elegantly mounted on a steel display stand.
Rams Head Antiques
fig 1. A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments.
fig 1. Antique Polychrome Buddha Carved Solid Wood

The rare Buddha dates from the early 19th century circa 1820 and is hand carved in the round and hand painted with beautiful muted shades of ochre, teal blue and black with rouge red detail.

The head is an imposing sculpture and has great style and presence in a room.

This measures 62 cms high overall on the display stand and is 22 cms in diameter.

UK insured packing and delivery is £20

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Carved Wooden Buddha Head to the 19th Century.

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Archive I A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments.

Antique Polychrome Buddha Carved Solid Wood

Archive II A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments. View II
Archive III A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments. View III
Archive IV A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments. View IV
Archive V A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments. View V
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Archive VII A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments. View VII
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Durham
United Kingdom
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A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments.
Antique Polychrome Buddha Carved Solid Wood
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A carved wooden head of a Buddhist deity featuring an ornate tall crown, serene facial features, and residual surface pigments.
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A polychrome wooden Buddha head represents a portion of a traditional Asian temple statue carved from timber and painted with multiple mineral pigments. These figures historically portrayed deities, Bodhisattvas, or enlightened beings within sacred places of worship.

Craftsmen carved these sculptures from native hardwoods or softwoods before applying gesso primer layers. Natural mineral pigments, lacquers, and gilding were subsequently applied to achieve detailed, colourful finishes.

Authentic pieces exhibit uneven paint loss, natural timber shrinkage cracks along the grain, and signs of age-related patination. Examining tool marks, underlying gesso layers, and organic wear patterns helps verify age.

Designers frequently mount carved heads on understated display stands to highlight their sculptural contours against neutral backdrops. Placing these objects on sideboards, consoles, or bookshelves introduces texture and historical depth to modern interiors.

Keep polychrome wooden items in stable indoor environments away from direct sunlight, central heating sources, and humidity fluctuations. Dust gently using a soft, dry camel-hair brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or waxes that strip surface pigments.
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