A bronze figure of Buddha Muchalinda
Thailand or Cambodia, Lopburi, 13th/14th century
Seated in bhumisparsa mudra on a coiled snake body over a square platform, wearing a dhoti secured at the waist with a belt, a thick torque about the neck, the face with benign expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair pulled into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara, the reverse with the snake's tail overlapping the body
8¼ in. (20.8 cm.) high
A bronze figure of Buddha Muchalinda
Thailand or Cambodia, Lopburi, 13th/14th century
Seated in bhumisparsa mudra on a coiled snake body over a square platform, wearing a dhoti secured at the waist with a belt, a thick torque about the neck, the face with benign expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair pulled into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara, the reverse with the snake's tail overlapping the body
8¼ in. (20.8 cm.) high
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