Keywords: Cambodian - Crowned Naga-Protected Buddha - Walters 25171.jpg During one of the weeks following his enlightenment the Buddha Shakyamuni was sheltered from the rain by a serpent known as a naga In Cambodia the naga in the form of a multi-headed hooded cobra was considered to be the spirit of the irrigating rivers and canals as well as a rainbow-bridge to heaven ca 1150 1190 arkosic wacke with remains of lacquer and gilt cm 70 31 5 accession number 25 171 15493 Luang Ban Bangkok Alexander B Griswold Monkton 1948 or earlier presented to the Breezewood Foundation December 1960 inv no 445 from foundation records Not from Lopburi but from Angkor Wat Walters Art Museum 1992 by bequest Bequest of A B Griswold 1992 Unearthly Elegance Buddhist Art from the Griswold Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Cambodia Walters Art Museum license Southeast Asian art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures from Cambodia Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |