A gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on serpents over a lotus base with his six arms outstretched, adorned with a garland of severed heads, a naga draped around his neck and the elephant skin stretched across his back, the three faces with bared fangs and bulging eyes surmounted by a skull tiara, the hair in flames with three diminutive horse heads, the base sealed
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on serpents over a lotus base with his six arms outstretched, adorned with a garland of severed heads, a naga draped around his neck and the elephant skin stretched across his back, the three faces with bared fangs and bulging eyes surmounted by a skull tiara, the hair in flames with three diminutive horse heads, the base sealed
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high