A gilt bronze figure of Yamadharmaraja
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on the back of a recumbent bull over a prone figure, holding a mace aloft, adorned with beaded jewelry, a garland of severed heads and a snake wrapped around his shoulders, his animated face with open mouth revealing the tongue and sharp teeth, three bulging eyes, bushy brows and large horns, surmounted by a tiara of skulls and flaming red hair, all on a lotus base with a beaded rim, the base plate incised with a double vajra
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Yamadharmaraja
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on the back of a recumbent bull over a prone figure, holding a mace aloft, adorned with beaded jewelry, a garland of severed heads and a snake wrapped around his shoulders, his animated face with open mouth revealing the tongue and sharp teeth, three bulging eyes, bushy brows and large horns, surmounted by a tiara of skulls and flaming red hair, all on a lotus base with a beaded rim, the base plate incised with a double vajra
6¾ in. (17.1 cm.) high
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