Caption

Hayagriva;, purchase provenance; Buddhist art; Himalayan/Tibetan Buddhist art; dharmapala iconography; 2nd half of the 18th century ; Tibet; sculpture, figurine; height 7.0 cm; width 6.1 cm; depth 2.4 cm, A small sculptural figure viewed from the back standing on an ornate base, primarily metallic gold and bronze with darker brown patina; the figure has a stylized flame-like headdress with reddish-brown and gold tones, flowing ribbon-like elements curling around the body in gold and brown, a skirt or garment with textured surface in bronze and gold, and limb and hand details ending in curled decorative shapes. The base shows engraved decorative patterns in gold and dark brown. The background is a smooth gradient of light gray to off-white.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_156

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36.1Mb (886.7Kb) / 11.8in x 11.8in / 3550 x 3550 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hayagriva purchase provenance Buddhist art Himalayan Tibetan Buddhist art dharmapala iconography 2nd half 18th century Tibet sculpture figurine height 7.0 cm width 6.1 cm depth 2.4 cm small sculptural figure viewed back standing ornate base primarily metallic gold bronze darker brown patina figure stylized flame- headdress reddish-brown gold tones flowing ribbon- elements curling body gold brown skirt garment textured surface limb hand details ending curled decorative shapes base engraved decorative patterns dark brown background smooth gradient light gray off-white.