Caption

Palden Lhamo, unknown sculptor, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, Himalayan culture, dharmapala iconography, mules, human skins, tiaras, skulls, 18th century, Tibet, sculpture, figurine, height 16.7 cm, weight 1.11 kg, A gilded figure with a golden-yellow finish sits astride a horse on a low textured base; the figure wears an ornate headdress with dark reddish-brown accents and multiple small decorative elements, a fierce facial expression, and layered necklaces and drapery in matching gold tones, with one arm raised and the other bent toward the chest holding a small rounded object; the horse is also gold with darker shading on its ears and mane, decorative harnessing and a draped saddle, and both figure and horse rest on a mottled brown and gold base against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_343

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Rights managed

Available size

60.2Mb (3.1Mb) / 12.5in x 18.7in / 3744 x 5616 (300dpi)

Keywords

Palden Lhamo unknown sculptor Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art Himalayan culture dharmapala iconography mules human skins tiaras skulls 18th century Tibet sculpture figurine height 16.7 cm weight 1.11 kg gilded figure golden-yellow finish sits astride horse low textured base figure wears ornate headdress dark reddish-brown accents multiple small decorative elements fierce facial expression layered necklaces drapery matching gold tones arm raised bent chest holding small rounded object also gold darker shading ears mane decorative harnessing draped saddle figure horse rest mottled brown gold base neutral gray background.