Caption

Lamaist deity with a bull's head — Yama; maker, Tibetan Buddhist sculpture/figurine; 19th century, Tibet; Tibetan Buddhist art; materials: sculpture figurine; subject: Lamaist deity with a bull's head Yama; motifs: bulls; height 12.8 cm., A small bronze-colored figurine with a dark brown patina stands in a dynamic squatting pose on a green and black marbled rectangular base; the figure has an ornate headdress with rounded protrusions, a fierce facial expression with pronounced eyes and open mouth, detailed jewelry and draped garments with decorative circular elements, and one arm bent while the other extends outward, all shown against a plain light gray background with subtle reflection beneath the base.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_438

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Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (2.3Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamaist deity bull's head Yama maker Tibetan Buddhist sculpture figurine 19th century Tibet Tibetan Buddhist art materials sculpture subject bull's head Yama motifs bulls height 12.8 cm small bronze-colored figurine dark brown patina stands dynamic squatting pose green black marbled rectangular base figure ornate headdress rounded protrusions fierce facial expression pronounced eyes open mouth detailed jewelry draped garments decorative circular elements arm bent extends outward shown plain light gray background subtle reflection beneath base.