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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Property from a Private Collector, South Africa
A bronze figure of Buddha Muchalinda
THAILAND OR CAMBODIA, LOPBURI, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Buddha Muchalinda
Thailand or Cambodia, Lopburi, 13th/14th century
Seated in bhumisparsa mudra on a coiled snake body over a square platform, wearing a dhoti secured at the waist with a belt, a thick torque about the neck, the face with benign expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair pulled into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara, the reverse with the snake's tail overlapping the body
8¼ in. (20.8 cm.) high
Thailand or Cambodia, Lopburi, 13th/14th century
Seated in bhumisparsa mudra on a coiled snake body over a square platform, wearing a dhoti secured at the waist with a belt, a thick torque about the neck, the face with benign expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair pulled into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara, the reverse with the snake's tail overlapping the body
8¼ in. (20.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in 1977
Sale room notice
The correct provenance for this lot is, "Acquired in 1977"
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