Caption

Six-armed Mahakala, dharmapala; Tibetan Buddhist sculpture, 19th century, carved figure on a lotus throne; height 16.4 cm; maker, inscriptions/creator, Tibet., A dark bronze multi-armed deity figure sits on a carved base with a reclining figure beneath, the deity shown with a fierce facial expression and bared teeth, bulging eyes, and a highly detailed headdress with flame-like ornamentation painted red; the statue has inlaid green and red accents on jewelry, limbs, and garments, and some areas of reddish paint on the face and hands; the base and figure are predominantly dark brown to black, with metallic sheen, and the background is a plain light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_022

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Six-armed Mahakala dharmapala Tibetan Buddhist sculpture 19th century carved figure lotus throne height 16.4 cm maker inscriptions creator Tibet dark bronze multi-armed deity figure sits carved base reclining figure beneath deity shown fierce facial expression bared teeth bulging eyes highly detailed headdress flame- ornamentation painted red statue inlaid green red accents jewelry limbs garments areas reddish paint face hands base figure predominantly dark brown black metallic sheen background plain light gray.