Sunday, May 4, 2008

A Long Sleep

A Buddha head is cradled by tree roots on the grounds of Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya, Thailand.



Archaeologists believe the head was decapitated by temple looters after the fall of this ancient capital. When it proved too heavy to carry they left it on the ground where it was eventually embraced by this growing tree. The whole process took more than a hundred years.

Shot with a Voigtlander Bessa R + Industar 61 lens / Era 100 film shot at E.I. 200.

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