A gilt bronze figure of Achala
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Striding in alidhasana with his right hand raised holding a sword and his left in vitarkamudra, clad in a tiger skin tied around the waist and adorned with various jewelry and a large naga, the bearded face with bulging eyes and furrowed brow, surmounted by a foliate diadem
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Achala
Tibet, 16th/17th century
Striding in alidhasana with his right hand raised holding a sword and his left in vitarkamudra, clad in a tiger skin tied around the waist and adorned with various jewelry and a large naga, the bearded face with bulging eyes and furrowed brow, surmounted by a foliate diadem
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high