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A gilt copper repousse figure of Mahakala, Nepal, around 1900.

A gilt copper repousse figure of Mahakala, Nepal, around 1900.

Depicted standing on lotus pedestal placed on a throne, his feet trampling over binayaka, the body decorated with stones and his eight arms held in mudra, holding various ritual objects including; sword, flaying knife and human head, wearing a dhoti incised with stones and embellished necklaces, earrings and elaborate headdress, all framed by a towering flaming mandorla. Height 19 cm.

Wear.

Provenance

Property of a Swedish private collection brought together in the 1950-1990's, thence by descent within the family.

Purchased at Nordens Auktioner, Stockholm. Then from the collection of Wilhelm Kåge.

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