Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)
མ་ཧཱ་ཀཱ་ལ། ནག་པོ་ཆེན་པོ།
玛哈嘎拉
(item no. 24787)
| Origin Location | Tibet |
|---|---|
| Lineages | Nyingma, Kagyu and Buddhist |
| Material | Wood, Painted Face/Hair |
| Collection | Private |
Notes about the Central Figure
Classification: Deity
Appearance: Wrathful
Gender: Male
Summary: This form of Mahakala can be either a protector deity (dharmapala) or a meditational deity (ishtadevata).
Collection: Christie's New York, September, 2022 (Sculpture)
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