Monumental Buddha Mucilinda Vishnu, Cambodia. Khmer. Bayon site. 13th century

Descriptio Monumental Great Buddha Mucilinda, seated in meditation on the body of the naga, unfurling his seven-headed hood to protect himself from the flood. His serene face, with a typically Khmer smile, expresses deep meditation. His hairstyle, a fine braid topped by the cranial protuberance ushnisha. Beige sandstone. Cambodia. The naga’s back is finely carved with a chakra, a symbol of Buddhist law, the attribute of the disc of the god Vishnu, Buddha being the ninth avatar of Vishnu. Cambodia. Khmer. Bayon site. 13th century. 110 x 22 x 45 cm. Lot in international warehouse (outside the EU). For shipments to the European Union, import duties and/or taxes will apply and are the responsibility of the buyer.

Estimate:£25,047.81

View all items fromTemplum Fine Art AuctionsorEthnographical