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Green bronze seated Buddha in meditation with a multi-headed naga hood arching behind him, on a tiered base.

Buddha Sheltered by a Naga

A green-patinated bronze figure of the seated Buddha sits in meditation on a tiered base, hands resting in his lap. Behind him rises a multi-headed naga hood, its serpent heads and scrolled, incised patterns framing the head in a fan-like arch.

Artist
Unknown
Date
12th century
Medium
Bronze
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
1778 × 2000 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1200).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1987

Español: Buda protegido por una naga, escultura de bronce

Una figura de bronce con pátina verdosa muestra al Buda sentado en meditación sobre una base escalonada, con las manos reposando en el regazo. Detrás se alza una caperuza de naga de varias cabezas, con cabezas de serpiente y motivos grabados que enmarcan la figura en forma de abanico.

Português: Buda protegido por uma naga, escultura em bronze

Uma figura de bronze com patina esverdeada mostra o Buda sentado em meditação sobre uma base em degraus, com as mãos repousando no colo. Atrás dele ergue-se um capuz de naga de várias cabeças, com cabeças de serpente e padrões gravados que emolduram a figura em forma de leque.

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