Mahakala
Mahakala
Mahakala
Mahakala
Mahakala
Mahakala

Currently not on view

Mahakala,

12th-13th century

Tibetan
Dali kingdom, 937 - 1253
y1969-109

Information

Title
Mahakala
Dates

12th-13th century

Medium
Gilt bronze
Dimensions
h. without tangs 43.5 cm., w. 23.9 cm., d. 13.1 cm. (17 1/8 x 9 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900, and an anonymous donor
Object Number
y1969-109
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Tang
Type
statues, sculpture
Materials
bronze
Techniques
gilding
Subject
deaths, skull (skeleton component), religious art, figures (representations), religious objects, snakes

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