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A POLISHED SANDSTONE BUST OF BUDDHA MUCHALINDA, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, FIRST HALF OF THE 12TH CENTURY
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A POLISHED SANDSTONE BUST OF BUDDHA MUCHALINDA, ANGKOR WAT STYLE, FIRST HALF OF THE 12TH CENTURY

Khmer Empire, Angkor period. Powerfully sculpted, the face with downcast eyes in a benevolent expression, pursed lips in a wide smile, flanked by elongated earlobes, the hair pulled into a conical chignon and secured with a wide tiara, backed by the multi-headed naga hood, their bodies decorated with sun wheels and scales meticulously incised.

Provenance: From the private collection of Marie Louise Alexienne Vanleew (1929-2024), Belgium, and thence by direct descent to her grandson, the present owner of this lot.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Expected wear, obvious losses, cuts, nicks, scratches, chips, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations. The surface of the stone and the smooth, unctuous polish are particularly well preserved.

Weight: 25.1 kg (incl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 56 cm (excl. stand), 59.5 cm (incl. stand)

With a modern metal stand. (2)

Muchalinda is the name of a naga sheltering the Buddha from the elements after his enlightenment. When a storm raged and torrential rain fell for a whole week, the king of the nagas, Muchalinda, rose from the earth, coiling its body to form a seat and swelled its great hood to shelter Buddha. When the great storm had cleared, the serpent king assumed his human form, bowed before the Buddha, and returned to his palace. Seven-headed nagas are often depicted as guardian statues, carved as balustrades on causeways leading to main Cambodian temples, such as those found in Angkor Wat. The cult of the animistic naga (snake-serpent) is an ancient practice in India and was readily taken up in Angkorian Cambodia to reflect a meeting of Indic and local cults that acknowledge the power of snake-spirits.

Literature comparison:
Compare a related sandstone sculpture of Buddha Muchalinda, dated to the Angkor period, late 12th-early 13th century, 88.9 cm high, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 36.96.5.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Amsterdam, 31 October 2000, lot 136
Price: NLG 175,530 or approx. EUR 313,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine Khmer, Angkor Vat style, sandstone head of Buddhamuchalinda
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modeling, manner of carving, and subject. Note the smaller size (42 cm) and lesser state of preservation.

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拍品估价:5,000 - 10,000 欧元 起拍价格:5,000 欧元  买家佣金: 30.00%

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