A GILT-COPPER EMBOSSED PANEL

Description:

Tibet, 15th cent.
32,3 x 19 cm
The rectangular shaped panel embossed with a large figure of a mythological animal with raised front paws while the hind legs are placed on a rocky base, his head with ferocious expression showing bulging eyes below raised eyebrows, pointed beak and wavy hairdo, set amidst scrolling tendrils and showing a small divinity kneeling on his back, on a wood base.
Southern German private collection - Minor damages due to age, part of a larger repoussé work, wear