Caption

Palden Lhamo, Tibetan Buddhist figural sculpture dharmapala, 19th century, possibly China or Mongolia; materials not specified; depicts Palden Lhamo with mules and skulls; height 14.8 cm, width 13.0 cm., A small gilded metal figure of a fierce deity with a red mane of hair sits astride a horse, the deity holding a curved sword aloft in one hand and a shallow bowl in the other; the figure wears ornate armor and jewelry with traces of green and red paint, and the horse has painted green and red details on its bridle and mouth and a black tail and hooves. The sculpture stands on an oval decorative base with a repeating geometric pattern in gold and red, and the whole object is set against a plain light gray background with a faint reflection visible below.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_004

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Available size

77.2Mb (1.8Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Palden Lhamo Tibetan Buddhist figural sculpture dharmapala 19th century China Mongolia materials specified depicts Palden Lhamo mules skulls height 14.8 cm width 13.0 cm small gilded metal figure fierce deity red mane hair sits astride horse deity holding curved sword aloft hand shallow bowl figure wears ornate armor jewelry traces green red paint painted green red details bridle mouth black tail hooves sculpture stands oval decorative base repeating geometric pattern gold red whole object set plain light gray background faint reflection visible .