Caption

Lamaist deity with a bull's head — Yama; creator, Tibetan Buddhist art; 19th century, Tibet; sculpture, figurine; materials unspecified; height 12.8 cm; subject: Lamaist deity with a bull's head Yama; function: religious/ritual figurine; inscriptions: none specified., A small bronze figure with a dark brown and golden patina shown from the back, kneeling on a polished green and black marble block; the figure has a stylized feathered or flamelike headdress with textured ridges, a short skirt with carved folds and decorative details, arm and leg bands, and one arm extended behind while the other is bent forward, all set against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_439

License type

Rights managed

Available size

73.6Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.3in x 20.0in / 4286 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Lamaist deity bull's head Yama creator Tibetan Buddhist art 19th century Tibet sculpture figurine materials unspecified height 12.8 cm subject bull's head Yama function religious ritual figurine inscriptions none specified small bronze figure dark brown golden patina shown back kneeling polished green black marble block figure stylized feathered flamelike headdress textured ridges short skirt carved folds decorative details arm leg bands arm extended bent forward set plain light gray background.