LOT 22 A Tibetan silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahakala Panjara. 15th/16th century
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The lord of the pavilion tramples on a human figure prostrate on a single lotus base, holding a kartrika, a kapala and a wooden gong (gandi), wearing a tiger skin dhoti, adorned with necklaces, a snake and a garland of severed heads. The face with silver-inlayed eyes surmounted by a jewelled tiara. Base sealed, base plate incised with a double-vajra.Mahakala Panjara represents an important tutelary deity of the Shakya order, this form of Mahakala seems to have connection with the myth wherein Mahakala promised Shakyamuni Buddha himself that he would always protect the monastic community. His key attribute, the wooden gong (gandi) laid across his arms, is used to summon the monks to assemblies. Mahakala Panjara most often depicted in painting and stone sculpture, images of this wrathful deity in bronze are rare.
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2018.6.14
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