A BRONZE FIGURE OF ACHALA

TIBET, 12TH/13TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF ACHALA
TIBET, 12TH/13TH CENTURY
The wrathful protector striding in alidhasana, holding his attributes of a sword and a noose, wearing a tiger skin dhoti and an incised sash, adorned with jewelry and entwined snakes, his face in a fierce countenance with bared fangs and bulging eyes with hair rising in a flaming bun and centered with a seated Buddha
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high

Provenance

The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985

Literature

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24018

Lot Essay

Compare with a bronze Achala with a similarly modeled form and comparable treatment of the garment and jewelry (D. Weldon and J. Casey, Sculptural Heritage of Tibet: Buddhist Art in the Nyingjei Lam Collection, 1999, p.59, fig.23).

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