Lot 42
Gilt Bronze Figure of Mahakala, Tibet, 18th/19th Century
Lot 42 Details
Gilt Bronze Figure of Mahakala, Tibet, 18th/19th Century
Striding in alidhasana on an elephant headed prostrate servant above a beaded lotus base, the six arms variously holding a skull cup and flaying knife, wearing jewellery made of chopped-off human heads and a tiger skin skirt as well as elephant skin cape
height 9.3" — 23.5 cm.
Estimate $6,000-$8,000