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A rare Densatil-style gilt copper alloy figure of Mahakala,…
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A rare Densatil-style gilt copper alloy figure of Mahakala, presenting as Legden, 'the Excellent One', wearing a heavy cloak and boots redolent of indigenous Tibetan spirit deities, a rare form of the deity, 30 cm high (excluding pegs), This rare form of Mahakala was favoured in Central and Southern Tibet under the Newari artistic influence during the 13th and 14th century. Compare an almost identical figure from Densatil (HAR12127), other examples of Mahakala similarly clad in heavy cloak include two in the Rubin Museum of Art (HAR65443, 65208).
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Oriental: Zother