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TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE FIGURE OF SHRIDEVI
TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The four-armed goddess seated in maharajalilasana atop her mule mount, holding a kapala in her lower left hand and gripping her elephant skin with her upper hands, wearing beaded jewelry and necklaces, her face in a wrathful countenance with bulging eyes and bared teeth, surmounted by a skull and jeweled crown
6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) high
TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The four-armed goddess seated in maharajalilasana atop her mule mount, holding a kapala in her lower left hand and gripping her elephant skin with her upper hands, wearing beaded jewelry and necklaces, her face in a wrathful countenance with bulging eyes and bared teeth, surmounted by a skull and jeweled crown
6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24067