Buddha protected by the Naga

Site common name	Bangkok National Museum
Type of artwork	Sculpture
Sub district	Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang
District	Khet Phra Nakhon
Province	Bangkok
Region	Central
Country	Thailand
Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree	Lat : 13.7576 Long : 100.492222
Geographic Coordinates UTM	Zone : 47 P Hemisphere : N E : 661329.97 N : 1521418.09
Place of artwork	In Davravati Room

History of production	The age of this Buddha Image is unknown, but it can be dated to the Dvaravati period according to its artistic characteristics.
Production process	Stone carving
Art	The high-relief Buddha Image under the naga is seated in meditation over the coiling up snake’s body. The Buddha is wearing a thin and plain monastic robe along his left arm while exposing his right shoulder with the hem of the uppergarment on his left shoulder. The Buddha is protected under the seven-headed naga. The face of the naga is a monkey lookalike, that is, a characteristic of nagas in the Dvaravati period. The Buddha is flanked by 2 cylindrical stupas, and 2 figures are sitting in front of the stupas. The base underneath the naga’s coiling up body is decorated with a lion head motif.
Key academic information	This is an important archetype of Buddha Images protected by the naga of Dvaravati art, as it is in perfect condition.
Notice	Found at Wat Pradusongtham Temple in Ayutthaya Province
Period	Historical Period
Art period	Dvaravati
Age	12th-16th Buddhist century
Religion	Buddhism
Religion and belief	Buddhism

Type of License	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
Rights	Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation	2016-08-19
Record creator	Rungroj Thamrungraeng
Bibliography	ผาสุข อินทราวุธ, ทวารวดี การศึกษาเชิงวิเคราะห์จากหลักฐานทางโบราณคดี. กรุงเทพฯ : อักษรสมัย, 2542. ศักดิ์ชัย สายสิงห์, ศิลปะทวารวดี วัฒนธรรมพุทธศาสนายุคแรกเริ่มในดินแดนไทย. กรุงเทพฯ : เมืองโบราณ, 2547.