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PROPERTY OF A VIRGINIA GENTLEMAN
A bronze figure of Yama Dharmaraja and Chamunda
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Yama Dharmaraja and Chamunda
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Striding in alidhasana on a buffalo over a prone human figure on a lotus base with his hands extended out to his sides, adorned with beaded jewelry, a garland of severed heads, and a snake draped over his shoulders, the face ferocious with the mouth open and tongue extended below a skull tiara and the hair in flames with remains of red polychromy, Chamunda standing before him and offering a skull cup in her left hand, the face with wrathful expression gazing in to his eyes, the base sealed with a double-vajra
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high (2)
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Striding in alidhasana on a buffalo over a prone human figure on a lotus base with his hands extended out to his sides, adorned with beaded jewelry, a garland of severed heads, and a snake draped over his shoulders, the face ferocious with the mouth open and tongue extended below a skull tiara and the hair in flames with remains of red polychromy, Chamunda standing before him and offering a skull cup in her left hand, the face with wrathful expression gazing in to his eyes, the base sealed with a double-vajra
7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Acquired from Sloans, Washington D.C., 1990s
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