~ LARGE STATUTE OF MAHAKALAIn a gilded copper alloy decorated with coral and turquoise cabochons, represented in pratyalidha on a lotiform base occupied by a terraced and darkened enemy of a mandorla edged with flames, the right hand holding the tricula, dressed in a loincloth braided with borders engraved with scrolls, a snake tied around the waist, his face with a fierce expression, a third eye on the forehead, the latter encircled by a tiara of skulls, the body adorned with jewelsTibet, mid-20th centuryA LARGE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE, TIBET, MID-20THCENTURY. UP. 47.8 CM (18 13/16 IN.)