A SILVER FIGURE OF ACALA

Description:

Tibet, 19th cent.
H. 10 cm / 195 g
He stands in pratyalidhasana on a separately moulded lotus pedestal, his right hand brandishing the sword while the left holds the lasso; he wears a tiger cloak, a serpent coils around his shoulders, he is adorned with jewels; his face shows a wrathful expression with bulging eyes under bushy eyebrows; his flaming hairstyle is held in place by a tiara adorned with skullcaps, behind him is a separate flaming halo; resealed. Weight: 195 g.
Important South German private collection collected between 1956 and 2007, coll. no. 20101 - MInim. traces of age