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SculptureBuddha image Sheltered by a Naga
The Buddha image is sitting in a cross-legged position. The shin is as sharp as of the real person. The image wears a slanted yellow rope. The rope is very thin with no stripes. The face of the image is calm, the eyes are closed, the corner of the mouth slightly lifted, the hair curls in spiral, the frame of the face is a little convex. There are 3 layers of Naga supporting the image and in the back of the image, there are many Naga’s heads.
SculptureKing Jayavarman VII
Both arms and the left knee of the sculpture of King Jayavarman VII are missing. The sculpture has a plump body, square face, closed eyes with the corners of the mouth lifted slightly; its long hair is put up in a bun shape. The upper part of the body is bare and the lower part is clothed in shorts. The sculpture is sitting in a cross-legged position. The arms are missing so it is unknown as to which gestures the sculpture is making. However, some suggested that it is positioned to pay salutation by putting the palm together; because if the arms are on the laps or in a meditating position, there will certainly be a handprint on the lap.
SculptureBuddha Image
A few parts of the Buddha Image remain, namely the feet and the lotus base. The feet are on a rectangular sandstone block with a long tenon below, while the rounded lotus base bears the inscription upon its lower section. In the middle of the base is cut as a mortise hole fitting the feet piece.
