A gilt bronze figure of Yama Dharmaraja
Tibet, circa 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on the back of a buffalo over a prostrate figure and a lotus base, both hands raised in vitarkamudra, adorned with a garland of severed heads and a beaded harness, the face in the form of a ferocious buffalo, with bared fangs and bulging eyes, surmounted by a skull tiara and wavy locks of hair supporting a vajra
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Yama Dharmaraja
Tibet, circa 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on the back of a buffalo over a prostrate figure and a lotus base, both hands raised in vitarkamudra, adorned with a garland of severed heads and a beaded harness, the face in the form of a ferocious buffalo, with bared fangs and bulging eyes, surmounted by a skull tiara and wavy locks of hair supporting a vajra
5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high
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