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TIBET, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A painted papier-mache mask of Mahakala
Tibet, 18th/19th Century
With bared fangs, short nose, bulging three eyes, and flaming brows, surmounted by an elaborate skull tiara
21½ in. (52 cm.) high
Tibet, 18th/19th Century
With bared fangs, short nose, bulging three eyes, and flaming brows, surmounted by an elaborate skull tiara
21½ in. (52 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired in Paris, 2 May 1990
Sale room notice
Please note this is a painted wooden mask of Mahakala