photo source: Millennium of Glory, p. 258

Buddha Protected by the Naga

Banteay Meanchey
Sandstone, 88.5 cm (3')
1st half of the 12th century
National Museum of Cambodia

This statue of Mucalinda protecting Buddha was sculpted about 50 years after the previous example. The Buddha's body is fuller in the stomach, and his face is squared off in Angkor Vat style.