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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
STATUETTE DE CATURBHUJAMAHAKALA EN BRONZE ET INCRUSTATIONS D'ARGENT
TIBET, XVEME SIECLE
Details
STATUETTE DE CATURBHUJAMAHAKALA EN BRONZE ET INCRUSTATIONS D'ARGENT
TIBET, XVEME SIECLE
The deity is modelled seated astride a prostrate human figure over a lotus base. The principle hands hold the kapala and a heart while both secondary hands hold the sword and trident. He wears a tiger-skin skirt and a mala of severed heads. His face displays a wrathfull expression with silver-encrusted eyes ; sealed.
4¼ in. (10.5 cm.) high
TIBET, XVEME SIECLE
The deity is modelled seated astride a prostrate human figure over a lotus base. The principle hands hold the kapala and a heart while both secondary hands hold the sword and trident. He wears a tiger-skin skirt and a mala of severed heads. His face displays a wrathfull expression with silver-encrusted eyes ; sealed.
4¼ in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the previous Dutch owner at Christie's Amsterdam, 12 April 1994, lot 85.
Further details
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF CATURBHUJAMAHAKALA
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
TIBET, 15TH CENTURY