The head of a naga, a legendary half-man, half-serpent god, caps a temple in Thakhek ... as a nine-headed, golden sculpture shading a meditating Buddha at Wat Si Muang, a 16th-century Buddhist ...

There were fewer details available about the second sculpture, a head resembling a Buddha. It has been identified as in the Angkorian style from the 12th century, and features a naga (serpent) figure ...

The museum said it learned that the sculpture, "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda," was stolen from that country. The discovery was made as part of ongoing research by the Art ...

The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Monday that it is returning a 12th-century sculpture titled "Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda" to Nepal after new research found that the ...