A gilt bronze figure of Palden Lhamo

A gilt bronze figure of Palden Lhamo
Sino-Tibetan, 18th Century
The protector deity seated astride her mule on a shaped pedestal with crested waves of blood, her right arm raised and holding a skull cup in her left, with a garland of severed heads and a scarf billowing around her shoulders, her face with a ferocious expression surmounted by a skull tiara and flaming hair, with details highlighted in red and black pigment
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high