Crowned Buddha Sheltered by Naga's Hood

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OBJECT :
Crowned Buddha Sheltered by Naga's Hood
ART STYLE :
Ayutthaya
MATERIAL : 
stone, sandstone
SIZE :
15 cm. high
AGE :
18th Century B.E.
FEATURE :
the 4 Buddha Sheltered by Naga's Hood in meditation posture, sat cross-legged flat on the same base (back to back) and facing their faces to the 4 directions, one of them wear slanting outer robe showing the right shoulder with straight formal robe, there is no the trail of outer robe for other three. It appeared a tenon under the base.
CONDITION :
be damaged, two Buddha’s heads were lost
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND :
...
SOURCE :
Found from an excavation of Meru Brahmathat, Phimai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, the 6th Regional Office of the Fine Arts delivered this statue to the Phimai National Museum on 25th January 1992.
VENUE :
Phimai National Museum, Nakhon Ratchasima Province

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