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13TH CENTURY
Details
A Khmer, Bayon style, sandstone figure of Buddhamuchalinda
13th century
Seated in virasana on the coils of a snake which seven scaled heads serve as canopy, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing sampot secured by a belt, his face with meditative expression, almond-shaped eyes, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and hairdress combed into an usnisha
80 cm (31.5 cm in) high, mounted
13th century
Seated in virasana on the coils of a snake which seven scaled heads serve as canopy, both hands in dhyanamudra, wearing sampot secured by a belt, his face with meditative expression, almond-shaped eyes, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and hairdress combed into an usnisha
80 cm (31.5 cm in) high, mounted
Provenance
Acquired in the early 1920's and thence by descent
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