
Matthew Thomas
Senior Specialist


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Provenance
Private UK collection.
Formerly in a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
During a storm which raged for a whole week Muchalinda, the snake-like king of the nagas, rose from the earth and coiled his body to form a throne for Buddha and flared his great hood to shelter him. For a similar example sold at Christie's see Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 20 March 2002, New York, lot 11.