Statuette

92-1-4

From: Tibet

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 92-1-4
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tibetan | Buddhist
Provenience Tibet
Section Asian
Materials Bronze
Iconography Yama | Buddha
Description

Tiny bronze image, with separately cast mandorla, of a multi-headed, multi-armed figure, possibly representing the demonic personification of death, Yama. Through the open mandorla can be seen the more tranquil figure of a Buddha.

Height 3.5 cm
Length 5 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1992

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