A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala Vajra A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala Vajra A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala Vajra A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala Vajra A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala Vajra

A gilt bronze figure of Mahakala Vajra

Reference: ART1001662

The figure is modelled as a six-armed Mahakala with three faces and red-lacquered hair bearing a horse's head behind a skull crown. Each of his six hands is held in a mudra, and two are holding attributes. He is standing upon eight snakes on a single lotus base, the border is decorated with incised flowers. The face, hands, and feet are cold gilt.