Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - (1 face - 8 hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 100025)
| Origin Location | Nepal |
|---|---|
| Date Range | 1600 - 1699 |
| Size | 83.82x60.96cm (33x24in) |
| Material | Ground Mineral Pigment on Cotton |
| Collection | Rubin Museum of Art |
| Catalogue # | acc.# F1997.13.4 |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Mahakala (English: the Great Black One) with one face and eight hands, fearsome in apperance, in a standing posture. Along the top are the five Celestial Buddhas.
Jeff Watt 3-2001
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