A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF YAMA

Description:

Tibeto-Chinese, 18th cent.
H. 13 cm
Standing in pratyalidhasana on the bull reclining on a figure resting on the lotus base, both hands raised and originally holding attributes, naked, ithyphallic, scarf floating around his shoulders, channavira, bejewelled, his bull head showing a ferocious expression with bulging eyes below bushy eyebrows, open snout, pair of curved horns and ears and his red clouded flaming hairdo secured with a tiara decorated with skulls, his sister Yami originally placed on the bull, unsealed
Old European private collection - Minor wear, attributes and prajna lost