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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A polychromed wood figure of Mahakala
Tibet, 15th Century
Striding in alidhasana on an elephant-headed deity over a double-lotus base, holding various implements and a stretched elephant skin in his six hands, adorned with various jewelry and a garland of severed heads, the bearded face with open mouth and bulging eyes surmounted by a foliate skull diadem with the hair rising in flames
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th Century
Striding in alidhasana on an elephant-headed deity over a double-lotus base, holding various implements and a stretched elephant skin in his six hands, adorned with various jewelry and a garland of severed heads, the bearded face with open mouth and bulging eyes surmounted by a foliate skull diadem with the hair rising in flames
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Europe, acquired from Sotheby's, New York, 16 March 1988, lot 215
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