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CIRCA 7TH CENTURY
Details
a rare pre-kmer, probably angkor borei style, sandstone figure of buddhamuchalinda
circa 7th century
Buddhamuchalinda is seated in virasana on the coils of the snake which seven heads serve as canopy, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha
53 cm high (without pin), mounted
circa 7th century
Buddhamuchalinda is seated in virasana on the coils of the snake which seven heads serve as canopy, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing samghati, his face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above almond-shaped eyes, broad nose, smiling lips, elongated earlobes, curled hairdress and usnisha
53 cm high (without pin), mounted
Provenance
Galerie Mythe et Legendes, Paris, 1969
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