a khmer, angkor vat style, sandstone figure of buddhamuchalinda
12TH/13TH CENTURY
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a khmer, angkor vat style, sandstone figure of buddhamuchalinda
12th/13th century
Seated in virasana on the coils of the snake, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing sampot, his face with meditative expression, broad nose, smiling lips, crown with conical-shaped usnisha, the seven-headed snake-canopy behind, traces of black patina
89 cm high, mounted
Lot Essay
This lot (147) and the next seven (148-154) were collected by the grandfather of the present owners, during his stay in Cambodia in the early twenties of this century.
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