A silver-inlaid bronze figure of a protector deity
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
The six-armed figure striding in alidhasana over a lotus base with beaded rim, wearing a tiger-skin dhoti and jewelry composed of snakes, the copper-bearded face with three silver-inlaid eyes and fangs, his hair in a semicircular bun centered by a snake and secured with a copper-inlaid tiara
3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.) high
A silver-inlaid bronze figure of a protector deity
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
The six-armed figure striding in alidhasana over a lotus base with beaded rim, wearing a tiger-skin dhoti and jewelry composed of snakes, the copper-bearded face with three silver-inlaid eyes and fangs, his hair in a semicircular bun centered by a snake and secured with a copper-inlaid tiara
3 5/8 in. (9.1 cm.) high
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