A gilt-bronze figure of Simhamukha Dakini (Takini Sinihavaktra)

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Period Qing Dynasty, 18th century Description The deity is shown in ardhaparyankāsana, holding a kartrika in the raised right hand and a kapāla in the left. The figure wears a tiger-skin dhoti draped across the back, with a scarf billowing around the shoulders. Bared fangs and skull-lined flaming hair accentuate the fierce expression. The figure stands stepping on a human, upon a separately cast base sealed with a double-vajra and a small central Yin Yang roundel. A similar figure is in the Inner Mongolia Museum, Hohhot. Also compare to a figure sold at Sotheby’s Paris, 18 April 2023, lot 50. Dimensions H 19 cm, W 13 cm, D 9cm. Weight: 1206 gr. Condition Report No damage and no restoration.

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