The Buddha deep into his meditation did not see a storm coming. To protect him from torrential rain, Mucilinda, the King of the serpents, spread his heads into a hood over the Buddha while coiling underneath him to form his throne. The serpent's heads are treated in a highly decorative manner, while the Buddha wears a finely incised headdress. Spendidly executed sculpture in the Angkor Wat style reveals a new emphasis on ornamentation nowhere more manifest than in the abundant jewellery of the adorned Buddha.
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