Caption

Six-armed Mahakala, dharmapala iconography, lotus throne, Tibetan Buddhist art, sculpture, 19th century, Tibet, height 16.4 cm., A dark bronze multi-armed figure mounted on an ornate base, with a textured red headdress and red highlights on the face and body; the figure has green and red decorative insets, multiple arms in varied gestures, and an expressive face with prominent eyes and teeth; the base is brownish bronze with carved ridges and the figure casts a faint reflection on a pale gray surface and background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A20_023

License type

Rights managed

Available size

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

Keywords

Six-armed Mahakala dharmapala iconography lotus throne Tibetan Buddhist art sculpture 19th century Tibet height 16.4 cm dark bronze multi-armed figure mounted ornate base textured red headdress red highlights face body figure green red decorative insets multiple arms varied gestures expressive face prominent eyes teeth base brownish bronze carved ridges figure casts faint reflection pale gray surface background.