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LATE 18TH CENTURY
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A sino-Tibetan gilt bronze figure of a dwarapala
Late 18th Century
The pot-bellied guardian standing on a circular wavy base, bending his left leg backwards on the head of a small attendant, carrying a human skin on his back, heavily bejewelled, his fierce expression with open mouth revealing fanged teeth, the top of the head and crown surmounted by skulls, turquoise inlays, traces of red pigment to the head, inlays missing, slight dent and restoration
22 cm. high
Late 18th Century
The pot-bellied guardian standing on a circular wavy base, bending his left leg backwards on the head of a small attendant, carrying a human skin on his back, heavily bejewelled, his fierce expression with open mouth revealing fanged teeth, the top of the head and crown surmounted by skulls, turquoise inlays, traces of red pigment to the head, inlays missing, slight dent and restoration
22 cm. high
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