a rare tibetan white metal figure of probably heruka
a rare tibetan white metal figure of probably heruka

CIRCA 18TH CENTURY

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a rare tibetan white metal figure of probably heruka
circa 18th century
Standing with his eight legs in pratyalidhasana on four separate cast figures, lying on a rectangular lotus-base, both principle hands holding karttrika and kapala and embracing his female consort, his other six hands in tarjanimudra, his nine heads with fearceful expression, red painted hairdresses, his female partner embraces him with her left leg and both arms, the last with karttrika and kapala, a red coloured hairdress, unsealed
37 cm high

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