A BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHAMUCHALINDA

Description:

Camnodia, Khmer, Bayon period, 13th cent.
H. 15 cm
Buddha is seated in virasana on a separate cast base formed by the coils of a snake continuing into a seven-headed canopy, both hands resting on his lap supporting the alms-bowl, wearing a diaphanous monastic garment, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below ridged eyebrows, smiling lips, elongated earlobes and his hairdo continuing into the ushnisha, on stand.
Southern German private collection - Minor traces of age, partly slightly chipped, green patina