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TIBET, 14TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Rakta Yamari
Tibet, 14th century
Standing in a wide alidhasana with the right heel lifted, holding a sword aloft in his right hand and a skull cup in the left while embracing his consort, his fierce face with three bulging eyes gazing at her, she with her left leg around his waist, her left arm around his neck and a flaying knife in her right, both with remains of pigment in their hair
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Tibet, 14th century
Standing in a wide alidhasana with the right heel lifted, holding a sword aloft in his right hand and a skull cup in the left while embracing his consort, his fierce face with three bulging eyes gazing at her, she with her left leg around his waist, her left arm around his neck and a flaying knife in her right, both with remains of pigment in their hair
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Provenance
Canadian art market, before 2000