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SINO-TIBETAN, 15TH CENTURY
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A gold lacquered wood figure of Mahakala
Sino-Tibetan, 15th Century
The six-armed deity expressively carved stepping in alidhasana on an elephant-headed figure atop a beaded lotus base, an elephant hide stretched across his back and holding a chopper and skull cup in his principal hands, with a garland of severed heads and a scarf billowing around his shoulders, his face with a ferocious expression with gaping mouth and the third eye, surmounted by a skull tiara and flaming furls of hair, lacquered in gold overall with details outlined in red and black
20 in. (52.7 cm.) high
Sino-Tibetan, 15th Century
The six-armed deity expressively carved stepping in alidhasana on an elephant-headed figure atop a beaded lotus base, an elephant hide stretched across his back and holding a chopper and skull cup in his principal hands, with a garland of severed heads and a scarf billowing around his shoulders, his face with a ferocious expression with gaping mouth and the third eye, surmounted by a skull tiara and flaming furls of hair, lacquered in gold overall with details outlined in red and black
20 in. (52.7 cm.) high