The conversion of the serpent Apalala by the Buddha - Lot 95

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The conversion of the serpent Apalala by the Buddha - Lot 95
The conversion of the serpent Apalala by the Buddha Former Gandhara region, Pakistan. 3- 4th century Grey shale. H : 26 cm As long as they paid tribute to the Naga Apalala, the peasants of the Swat region were sure to have prosperous harvests. On the day they stopped paying tribute to him, storms and floods ravaged their fields. The Buddha standing here on the left, subdues and converts the Naga. With the rings coiled around his head, he caps the head of a kneeling figure who thanks the Buddha. The Buddhist heritage of Pakistan, art of Gandhara. Asia Society, 2011. Fig.2, P.44. The Buddha converts the serpent Apalala As long as they paid tribute to the Naga Apalala, the peasants of the Swat region were sure to have prosperous harvests. From the day they stopped paying tribute to him, storms and floods ravaged their fields. The Buddha standing here on the left, subdues and converts the Naga. With the rolled up rings he caps the head of a kneeling figure who thanks the Buddha
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