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Terracotta Buddha Head

Gold Leaf on Terracotta Buddha Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Italian goldleafed terracotta Buddha head dates to the 1960s-1970s and its serene face will
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Busts

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Marble

Gold Leaf on Terracotta Buddha Head
Gold Leaf on Terracotta Buddha Head
H 16.25 in W 9 in D 10 in
13/14thC Thai or Khmer Solid Terracotta Buddha Head, 7278
Located in Ukiah, CA
13/14thC Thai or Khmer solid terracotta Buddha head. Very beautiful life-size face that beautifully
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Antiquities

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Terracotta

1960s Painted Cast Terracotta Zen Buddha Head Statue with Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Painted Cast Terracotta Zen Buddha Head Statue With Base.
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Dvaravati Stucco Buddha Head from Thailand
Located in Atlanta, GA
adorn the religious buildings. The piece is mounted and displayed on a wood pedestal. The Buddha head
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Archaistic Antiquities

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Stucco, Wood

Large Terracotta Head of Luohan on Wood Stand from Vietnam
Located in Atlanta, GA
temple, often surrounding the Buddha. The terracotta head is molded with facial features of large
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Antique Early 19th Century Vietnamese Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta, Wood

Artefact, Majapahit Terracotta Expressive Head, Java, 1300 AD
Located in Antwerp, BE
as on the surface and are still being found today.rtefact:Majapahit terracotta head
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Folk Art Ceramics

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Ceramic

Gandharan Terracotta Figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, 4th-6th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A very rare and decidedly charming half-scale terracotta sculpture of the bodhisattva Maitreya, the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

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12th Century Khmer Sandstone Buddha Apsara Head
Located in Dallas, TX
A large Cambodian Angkor Wat attributed sandstone head of an Apsara with an ornate flame crown. Mounted on a wood base, 12th century. Measures: Height 11 x 9 inches With stand 13.3 ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Agra Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha) concealed inside the folded wood doors. This work dates back to the late Meiji/ E...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Large Painted Antique Tuscan Cartouche Panel, 18th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This large cartouche panel was carved from wood and hand-painted with a central coat of arms in Italy during the 1700’s. Inspired by a 16th century French style shield, the escutcheo...
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements

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Wood

Rare Salvador Fiume Four-Panel Screen
By Salvatore Fiume
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Salvador Fiume Surrealist four-panel screen Signed and dated.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Screens and Room Dividers

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Wood

Antique Italian Neoclassical Painted Triple Armoire
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Italian Neoclassical Painted Triple Armoire is a splendid expression of the classical style that dates back three thousand years! Even the French embraced the style during th...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Wardrobes and Armoires

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Brass

Chinese Carved Wood Teaching Buddha in Ming Style
Located in Atlanta, GA
A statue of standing Buddha (Shakyamuni), finely carved out a single block of wood (might be cypress based on the wood grains). Attired in a flowing robe with open chest, the Buddha ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Japanese Six Panel Screen Spring into Summer
Located in Hudson, NY
Mid-Edo period, 18th century painting with gold leaf and mineral pigments. A summer landscape depicting summer flowers and exotic birds, accented with an abstract cloud design. Miner...
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

Antique Hand Painted Sicilian Wedding or Festival Cart Panel
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique carved wood hand painted Sicilian wedding or festival cart panel depicting historical events in Milan Italy. Originally these horse drawn carts were created as a means to tr...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Antiquities

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Wrought Iron

"Brot" French Hotel Vanity Mirror with Light by S.G.D.G.
By S.D.G.
Located in New York, NY
A Brot hotel vanity mirror with integrated light made by S.G.D.G. France, circa 1930. Features original nickel plate, with wall mount on a ball and socket base. Signed, Le Mirophar ...
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Early 20th Century French More Mirrors

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Nickel

Meiji Period Japanese Four Panel Screen Bijin At Leisure
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese four panel screen: Bijin At Leisure. Ladies in a tea house with a small dog. Seal reads "Ensan dai" (drawn by Ensan). Meiji Period (1868 - 1912) painting in mineral pigments...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

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Silk, Wood

Gandharan Standing Bodhisattva Maitreya, Carved Black Schist, 2nd-4th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive and well carved Gandharan figure of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, carved black schist, ancient Kingdom of Gandhara, 2nd-4th century. Maitreya i...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Antiquities

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Schist

Capital Chinese bronze figure of a standing bodhisattva Guanyin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Impressive, capital Chinese bronze figure of a standing bodhisattva Guanyin, revered as the Goddess of Mercy, also recognized as Avalokiteshvara or Kannon. The figure is masterfully ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Metalwork

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Bronze

Antique Butsudan Shrine
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
The Antique Butsudan Shrine is a remarkable piece of religious and cultural significance. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, the cabinet showcases intricate wood carvings th...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Antiquities

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Wood

Antique Butsudan Shrine
Antique Butsudan Shrine
H 17 in W 14 in D 6.5 in
Nude Painting
By S. Moriniere
Located in Nashville, TN
Nude male painting. Signed S. Moriniere, 1896. Oil on stretched canvas.
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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas

Nude Painting
Nude Painting
H 22 in W 18 in
Gandharan Stucco Head of a Bodhisattva, Region of Hadda, 3rd-5th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Gandharan molded stucco head of a male Bodhisattva, tentatively identified as Manjushri, ancient region of Gandhara, probably Hadda or surrounding area, 3rd-5th century. ...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Hellenistic Sculptures and Carvings

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Stucco

Old Japanese God "Ho-te-i", Wooden Sculpture, Buddha statue, 1912-1950
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Ho-te-i, an old Japanese god. hotei is one of the seven gods of good fortune in Japan. This god is plump and has a large pouch. He also carries a fan and a gourd filled ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

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Other

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2nd Century Gandharan Stucco Buddha Head
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gandharan version of the ushnisha, a mound on the head which symbolized the Buddha’s spiritual wisdom
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antiquities

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Stucco

Store closing March 31. Ghana Terracotta with Patina Old African Tribal Art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Store closing March 31. This is an earthenware or terracotta portrait from the Akan people of Ghana
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Antique 19th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Terracotta

Epic Thai Patinated Terracotta Buddha Head with Elongated Face, 20th Century
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Standing 52 inches tall this Buddha will look very impressive both outdoors and indoors environment
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Late 20th Century Thai Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Mammoth 50's Italian Buddha Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
A large Italian terracotta Buddha head (in our favorite, breath-taking, ocean-blue color) is placed
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Vintage 1950s Italian Table Lamps

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Wood, Terracotta

Mammoth 50's Italian Buddha Lamp
Mammoth 50's Italian Buddha Lamp
H 3 in W 11 in D 13 in
Terracotta Gandhara Buddha Head, 3rd-4th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
A terracotta Gandhara Buddha head. One of the oldest Buddhas in the world. Buddha was first
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Afghan Greco Roman Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Ebonized Terracotta Meditating Shakyamuni Buddha Head Statue, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Ebonized terracotta head sculpture features meditating Shakyamuni Buddha, 20th century. Measures
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20th Century Chinese Religious Items

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Terracotta

Pair Chinese Terracotta Buddha Busts on Wood Plinths 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of Buddha busts offers terracotta heads seated on carved wood plinths, 20th C Measures
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20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta, Wood

A Thai Ayutthaya Style Head of the Buddha
Located in Austin, TX
Rendered in the Ayutthaya style out of a pale terracotta, the serene and benevolent face features
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20th Century Thai Sculptures

Ancient Chinese Ming Dynasty Buddha, 1275 AD
Located in London, GB
A Chinese Yuan - early Ming dynasty parcel gilt painted terracotta figure of Buddha, dating to
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Sculptures and Carvings

Striking Glazed Terracotta Buddha Head
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A large striking glazed terracotta Buddha head statue with crown and contented expression. A great
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Vintage 1950s Thai Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Buddha Head Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, small, hand-painted terracotta pottery Buddha head bust sculpture piece, circa 20th
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Early 20th Century Asian Busts

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Terracotta

Buddha Head Bust Sculpture
Buddha Head Bust Sculpture
H 3.75 in W 3.5 in D 2.25 in
Pair of Buddha Heads Terracota Bookends
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of Buddha heads bookends made of terracotta.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Terracotta

Northern Wei Dynasty Terracotta Sculpture of A Reclining Buddha 386-534 AD
Located in Dallas, TX
featuring a reclining Buddha figure placed within a rectangular recess. Buddha, who supports his head with
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Ancient Chinese Song Dynasty Head of a Lohan Buddha
Located in London, GB
. The stucco head depicts a Lohan, a Buddhist attendant, with deeply furrowed brow, full lips, parted
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Stone and Stucco Fragment of Buddha Gandhara
Located in Atlanta, GA
A carved and polychromed stucco on stone or possibly fired clay Buddha head of Gandahara style, a
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Pakistani Greco Roman Sculptures and Ca...

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Stone

Chinese Court Men Antique Pair Handsome 400 Year Old Sculptures
Located in South Burlington, VT
multi glazed terracotta on hexagonal shaped bases. The handsome effigies with conical cap attempt to
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

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Ceramic

Pair of Large Custom Ceramic & Leather Lamps by Tony Duguette
Located in Los Angeles, CA
glazed terracotta Buddha heads are exquisite. The bases are covered with antiqued leather and the shades
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20th Century American Table Lamps

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Gold Leaf

Collection of Cambodian Buddha Heads
Located in Sarasota, FL
A Collection of Cambodian Buddha Heads with teak stands (BUY ONE OR MORE) Size of heads measure 11
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures

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Teak, Terracotta

Monumental Figural Head of Buddha
Located in Southfield, MI
Superb older glazed terracotta head of Buddha, dating to the early 20th century. Grass-green glaze
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20th Century Chinese Busts

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Terracotta Buddha Head For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic terracotta buddha head available at 1stDibs. Each terracotta buddha head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, terracotta and hardwood. There are many kinds of the terracotta buddha head you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right terracotta buddha head, those designed in Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Terracotta Buddha Head?

Prices for a terracotta buddha head can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $220 and can go as high as $13,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,925.
Questions About Terracotta Buddha Head
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Buddha head that isn't attached to a body is considered disrespectful because the idea of decapitating a Buddha is rooted in colonialism and war for Buddhists.