A TIBETAN POLYCHROME YELLOW SEDIMENTARY SILT STONE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA OR MAHAKALA

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A TIBETAN POLYCHROME YELLOW SEDIMENTARY SILT STONE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESVARA OR MAHAKALA
14TH/15TH CENTURY

Trampling in pratyalidhasana on Ganesha, crouching on a lotus base, with kapala and reddish in his hands, his six arms radiating around his body and holding the karttrika, damaru, akshamala, danda, pasa and kapala, wearing dharmapala ornaments, including a mala of severed heads, his face with angry expression, bulging eyes, open mouth showing fangs, curled beard, five leaf crown, patras, flaming aureol behind, the reverse with lenghthy inscription and mantras in dBu.can and Lantsha script--7in. (18cm.) high

Lot Essay

The inscription at the bottom of this sculpture was partly re-established from the other image, to be offered as next lot and reads as follow:
"Om svasti! Lama protector! Identical with the body of Great Beautitude. Transforming into powerful terrible form of Avalokitesvara, he protects the teachings of the Buddhas of the Three Times. I bow down to the glorious six-armed one...the good of...in order to maintain the teaching and protect the dharma, this was made by (the sculptor Rigs.'dzin.nor.bu.rgyal.mtshan) in the splendid monastery of dPal.'bar.sgang 'Glorious Burning Ridge'. Through this virtuous...may be appeased."