A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA, QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY | 清十七/十八世紀 銅大黑天金剛立像

A BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA

QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

清十七/十八世紀 銅大黑天金剛立像

standing on an elephant-headed prostrate figure on a lotus base, the principal arms raised before the chest holding a kartrika and a kapala, with the secondary and tertiary arms radiating from behind holding various attributes, the bare upper body adorned with beaded jewellery, the ferocious face with three eyes and bared fangs, crowned by a five-pointed diadem before flaming red hair

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Height 23.8 cm, 9⅜ in.