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PROPERTY OF A PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLECTOR
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A CAST AND CHASED BRONZE FIGURE OF A KAGYU LAMA A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF MAHAKALA
Tibet, 16th century Tibet, 19th century
Seated peacefully on a two-tiered lotus base, dressed in the monastic The six-armed deity cast standing on a prostrate figure with elephant
robe and hat characteristic of the order, the right hand in the gesture head, the principal arms raised to the chest and holding a kartrika and
of explication (vitarka) and the left hand holding a sutra, the reverse of a kapala, the other arms holding various attributes, the grimacing face
the base inscribed ‘Dorje Chang Wanggi Gyalpo la namo!’(Homage to bearing fangs and bulging eyes, framed by a mane of flaming hair and
Vajradhara Wang gi Gyalpo!). an elaborate crown.
5in (12.7cm) high 6 1/2in (16.5cm) high
$2,000 - 4,000 $2,500 - 3,500
Provenance:
Acquired prior to the 1950s, thence by descent
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