Gilt-bronze Figure of Mahakala

Description:

Gilt-bronze Figure of Mahakala, Sino-Tibet, the six-armed figure standing in pratyalidhasana atop Ganesha on a lotus base, holding a chopper and a skull cup in his primary hands, with a bracelet of skulls in the upper right hand, unsealed, ht. 6 1/2 in.
Estimate $300-500

loss of gilt


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