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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva
Tibet, 15th century
Striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, with a staff raised in his right hand and a noose in his left, a tiger skin tied at the waist and adorned with snakes, the face ferocious with bared fangs and bulging eyes and surmounted by a skull tiara, the hair in a chignon supporting the horse head, with polychromy remaining
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th century
Striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, with a staff raised in his right hand and a noose in his left, a tiger skin tied at the waist and adorned with snakes, the face ferocious with bared fangs and bulging eyes and surmounted by a skull tiara, the hair in a chignon supporting the horse head, with polychromy remaining
6¼ in. (16 cm.) high
Provenance
Estate of Mr. Fong Chow, New York, acquired by 1974