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3. Buddha Sakyamuni on Mucilinda Cambodia, Khmer Bayon period Late 12th to early 13th cent AD Bronze Height without stand, 7.6” – 19,3cm |
serpent, Muchalinda. Buddha sits in the Virasana meditation position. His upper-body uncovered and his elongated earlobes reflecting his royal origins. Wearing a crown, necklage and bracelets giving him a refined appearance. Buddha’s hands are hold in Samadhimudra, the pose of meditation, and a lotus bud lies in his palm. The serpents hood is fanned out behind and above the Buddha to protect him. The hood and coilled body of the serpent are made with enormes detail showing all the charateristics of the early Bayon style. The Buddha and Naga hood were cast seperatly by the lost-wax process. Two bronze pens on the back of the Buddha, fits neatly into the slots of the Naga hood. Visual and stereomicroscopic examination shows us the Malachite and Azurite corrosion layers. Detail: Body close-up |