This is a sandstone Buddha seated on a Naga. It originated from Angkor Wat Temple, Siem Reap Province. In 1952, this item was transfer from the temple for safekeeping and registered into the collection of the National Museum of Cambodia.
Khmer experts have determined it is in the Bayon style, of the late 12th or early 13th century, Angkorian period, during the reign of the King Jayavaraman VII, from the year 1181 to 1218 CE.
In this sculpture, Buddha sits cross-legged on the coil of the Naga Mukhalinga with his eyes closed, his head is slightly bounding and his right palm resting on his left.
In a peaceful meditation to free himself from all forms of desire and passion. He wears a crown while his faces full of calmness, befitting the attainment of enlightenment, as projected through the skillful craft of the artists.