A gilt copper-alloy figure of Kurukulla
A gilt copper-alloy figure of Kurukulla
Tibet, 18th century
The four-armed deity cast dancing with the right leg raised and bent at the knee, the left leg on a prostrate human figure, the principal hands in prithvi mudra and the remaining hands holding an axe and a lotus stem, heavily embellished with a garland of severed heads and beaded jewellery inset with turquoise. 18.8cm (7 1/2in) high.
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A gilt copper-alloy figure of Kurukulla
Tibet, 18th century
The four-armed deity cast dancing with the right leg raised and bent at the knee, the left leg on a prostrate human figure, the principal hands in prithvi mudra and the remaining hands holding an axe and a lotus stem, heavily embellished with a garland of severed heads and beaded jewellery inset with turquoise. 18.8cm (7 1/2in) high.