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55. Buddha. — Wood, lacquered and gilt. Seated in the witness 

 position. The head covering is in form of an open lotus, from which 

 proceed seven rays. The figure with its base is socketed into a 

 throne formed of a crouching demoniac figure wound with the coils 

 of two serpents, the tails of which he holds in his mouth. Perhaps 

 intended for the Garuda, the mythical bird of India, who, like the 

 Nagas (serpents), has the faculty of assuming human form, but is 

 their deadly enemy, killing and injuring them whenever he can. 

 Height, 1 5 inches. Laos, Further India. (Plate 37, Cat. No. 21 7566, 

 U.S.N.M.) 



56. Buddha. — Wood, lacquered and gilt. Seated in the witness 

 attitude, with inscription on front of the base. Height, 7)^ inches. 

 Laos, Further India. (Cat. No. 217570. U.S.N.M.) 



57. Buddha. — Bronze, gilt and red painted. Found in the temple 

 ruins of a buried city in Siam. Height, 21)^ inches. Siam. (Cat. 

 No. 316327, U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and pre- 

 sented through his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



58. Buddha. — Bronze, heavily gilt. Seated in the witness position. 

 On the sole of the left foot are represented in low relief Buddhist 

 "wheel of the law." Height 23 inches. Siam. (Cat. No. 316328, 

 U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and presented through 

 his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



59. Buddha. — Bronze, gilt and red painted. Seated in the witness 

 position on a lotus. Height, 20K inches. Siam. (Cat. No. 316329, 

 U.S.N.M.) Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and presented through 

 his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



60. Buddha. — Bronze. Seated in the witness position on the lotus 

 throne. Height, 20^ inches. Siam. (Cat. No. 316330, U.S.N.M.) 

 Collected by Maj . Murray Warner and presented through his widow, 

 Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



61. Buddha or Bodhisattva. — -Bronze. Seated in meditation on the 

 lotus throne. In the right hand is probably the begging bowl. The 

 right foot is placed on the left, the reverse from the usual position. 

 Height, 16% inches. China. (Cat. No. 316331, U.S.N.M.) Col- 

 lected by Maj. Murray Warner and presented through his widow, 

 Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



62. Buddha or Bodhisattva. — Bronze. Seated in meditation. The 

 stand and halo are in openwork. On the stand, in the four corners, are 

 four figures, probably the four guardians of the world. The halo is 

 edged with flames, and has, in relief, a lion, tiger, and some other 

 mythical animals. The stand and halo did not originally belong to the 

 figure. Height, 12)^ inches. China. (Cat. No. 316332, U.S.N.M.) 

 Collected by Maj. Murray Warner and presented through his widow, 

 Mrs. Gertrude Bass Warner. 



