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PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
A bronze figure of a Shadbhujamahakala
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of a Shadbhujamahakala
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana over Vighnataka who holds a skull cup aloft, the wrathful deity gripping a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands and other attributes in his secondary hands, wearing a tiger skin around his waist and a flowing scarf, adorned with a garland of heads and beaded festoons, his animated face with open mouth, three bulging eyes and bushy brows, his flaming hair embedded with a snake and vajra and secured by a skull tiara
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana over Vighnataka who holds a skull cup aloft, the wrathful deity gripping a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands and other attributes in his secondary hands, wearing a tiger skin around his waist and a flowing scarf, adorned with a garland of heads and beaded festoons, his animated face with open mouth, three bulging eyes and bushy brows, his flaming hair embedded with a snake and vajra and secured by a skull tiara
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, California, 1980s
Acquired in California, 2003
Acquired in California, 2003
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