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LATE 12TH CENTURY
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a khmer, angkor vat style, greyish sandstone figure of buddhamuchalinda
late 12th century
Seated in virasana on the coils of a snake which seven realistically carved heads form a canopy above the Buddha's head, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing striated sampot, naked upper body with incised belly-button, his face with serene expression, ridged eyebrows set above almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, smiling lips, crown in front of a conical-shaped usnisha
73 cm high, on base
late 12th century
Seated in virasana on the coils of a snake which seven realistically carved heads form a canopy above the Buddha's head, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing striated sampot, naked upper body with incised belly-button, his face with serene expression, ridged eyebrows set above almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, smiling lips, crown in front of a conical-shaped usnisha
73 cm high, on base
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