Caption

Palden Lhamo, unknown sculptor, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, Himalayan culture, dharmapala iconography, mules, skins human, tiaras, skulls, 18th century, Tibet, sculpture, figurine, height 16.7 cm, weight 1.11 kg, A gilded metal figure of a person seated on a horse, shown from the back, with a flowing robe and an ornate sash draped over shoulders and down the rider’s back; the rider has a tall, spiked hairpiece in a darker brown tone and a rounded halo-like element behind the head. The horse and rider are both gold in color with darker brown accents on the hairpiece, tail, hooves, and base. The horse stands on an irregular textured base with a mottled gold and dark brown surface that suggests a rocky ground. The rider’s raised arm and the sculpted folds of the robe are clearly visible, as are small decorative details on the rider’s sleeves and the horse’s bridle. The background is a smooth, neutral gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_342

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (2.1Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Palden Lhamo unknown sculptor Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art Himalayan culture dharmapala iconography mules skins human tiaras skulls 18th century Tibet sculpture figurine height 16.7 cm weight 1.11 kg gilded metal figure person seated horse shown back flowing robe ornate sash draped shoulders down rider’s back rider tall spiked hairpiece darker brown tone rounded halo- element head gold color darker brown accents hairpiece tail hooves base horse stands irregular textured base mottled gold dark brown surface rocky ground rider’s raised arm sculpted folds robe visible small decorative details rider’s sleeves horse’s bridle background smooth neutral gray.