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The Enlightened One seated in Virasana on the serpent Mucilinda (Muchalinda), whose seven heads once formed a canopy above the Buddha.
Khmer art from Lopburi, 13th century.
The story goes that while meditating under the great sacred fig tree, the Bhodi, a downpour fell on Gautama Buddha for seven days. The king of snakes, Mucalinda, appeared from the depths of the earth to protect the Enlightened One.
Provenance: Estate of collector and art dealer Claude de Marteau. www.thecdmcollection.be
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H 41cm x W 29 cm x D 19 cm
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