Item: Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) - Chaturbhuja (Four-hands)

Lineages	Buddhist
Material	Stone
Collection	The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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).