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Lot 100:
Large Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Naga Buddha or Muchalinda Buddha
Description
Large Antique Thai Gilt Bronze Naga Buddha statue depicts Buddha protected by the multi-headed serpent Mucalinda, Sukhothai or Rattanakosin style. Cast seated in meditation on a coiled snake, his hands held in his lap in dhyana mudra, wearing an elaborately decorated dhoti, the face with a benign expression flanked by pendulous earlobes, the hair arranged in tight curls around a high ushnisha surmounted by a siraspata. Both figures decorated with small embedded reflective mirrors.
This representation is known as the Naga Buddha or Muchalinda Buddha, depicting a pivotal moment in Buddhist lore where the serpent king protected the Buddha from a violent storm during his meditation.
Condition: In very good condition with traces of original gilding. Sitting on a later custom wooden stand.
Dimensions: 35 inches H x 22 W x 16 W.
Condition report:
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