A SANDSTONE FIGURE OF BUDDHAMUCHALINDA

Description:

Cambodia, Khmer, Bayon period, 13th cent.
H. 78 cm
Seated in sattvasana on the coils of the seven-headed snake with heads serve as canopy, both hands resting in dhyanamudra on his lap, wearing monastic garment, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression, elongated earlobes, his hair combed into the ushnisha and secured with a tiara, on wood stand.
Old South German private collection, assembled before 2000 - Partly chipped and minor rest.