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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE CONNECTICUT COLLECTION
A bronze figure of a protector deity
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY
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A bronze figure of a protector deity
Tibet, 14th Century
The wrathful protector striding in alidhasana over a prostrated figure atop a lotus base, holding a sword and lasso in his upper hands, wearing a tigerskin and coiled snakes, his face in a fierce countenance with bared fangs and three bulging eyes, his hair rising in a flaming bun centered by Amitabha
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
Tibet, 14th Century
The wrathful protector striding in alidhasana over a prostrated figure atop a lotus base, holding a sword and lasso in his upper hands, wearing a tigerskin and coiled snakes, his face in a fierce countenance with bared fangs and three bulging eyes, his hair rising in a flaming bun centered by Amitabha
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high