Lot Essay
When a storm raged and torrential rain fell for a whole week, the king of the nagas, Muchalinda, rose from the earth, coiling its body to form a seat and swelled its great hood to shelter Buddha.
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KHMER, ANGKOR PERIOD, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, 12TH CENTURY
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A Stone Figure of Buddha Muchalinda
Khmer, Angkor Period, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century
Finely carved with Buddha seated on the coiled naga, the seven-headed cobra rising to form a mandorla, the details finely incised, with remains of a later red and gold lacquer coating
20 in. (50.7 cm.) high
Khmer, Angkor Period, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century
Finely carved with Buddha seated on the coiled naga, the seven-headed cobra rising to form a mandorla, the details finely incised, with remains of a later red and gold lacquer coating
20 in. (50.7 cm.) high