TIBET, 19th-20th century. Important Head... - Lot 277 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Paris

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TIBET, 19th-20th century. Important Head... - Lot 277 - Métayer-Mermoz Maison de Ventes aux Enchères Paris
TIBET, 19th-20th century. Important Head of Bhairava Embossed copper, gilded and painted in polychrome This copper plate represents the deity Bhairava. He is represented in a wrathful form, in a flaming mandorla, with a third eye and a crown decorated with snakes and skulls, and two other snakes on either side of his chin. The origin of Bhairava's story is told in different ways. It is symbolically linked to the destruction of Brahma's ego, and more prosaically to the fact that one of Brahma's heads, which was hindering Shiva in his actions, was cut off by Kala Bhairava (emanating from a fingernail of one of Shiva's fingers). This episode, narrated in the Shiva Mahapuranam, enabled Brahma to attain enlightenment by destroying his ego. With its base. Accidents, wear and tear 79 x 57.5 cm Comparable: Victoria & Albert Museum, Mask of Nepal, register number: IM.172-1913.
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