Important relief with female deity riding on a wolf

IMPORTANT RELIEF WITH FEMALE DEITY RIDING ON A WOLF.

Origin: Tibet.
Date: 18th c.
Technique: Copper bronze in Repoussé and fire gilt.
Description: With her right hand the rider swings a sword over her head, in her left hand she holds a bowl of wishing jewels. She wears long robes and a small crown, her hair is tied high and behind her head shines a round aureole. The niche surrounding the deity shows various Buddha and Buddhist deities. Central above the female deity the teaching Buddha in dharmacakra mudra, below the four-armed Bodhisattva Shadakshari Lokeshvara. Both figures are flanked by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni. At eye level with the main figure there is the White Tara on the left and the Green Tara on the right. Below three mythical animals - ram, lion and elephant - arranged in pairs.

The relief possibly formed part of a larger altarpiece in a temple .
Measurement: Height 60cm, width 55cm, depth 5cm.
Condition A/B.

Iconographic classification by Joachim Baader, Gallery for Tibetan Art, Munich, April 9, 2008, available.

Provenance:
-South German private collection, acquired in Nepal 1999.
Condition Report: Estimated Estimated shipping costs for this lot:
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