IMPORTANT RELIEF WITH FEMALE DEITY RIDING ONA WOLF.
Origin: Tibet. Date: 18th c. Technique: Copper bronze in RepousséAnd fire gilt. Description: With her right hand the rider swingsA sword over her head, in her left hand she holdsA bowl of wishing jewels. She wears long robesAndA small crown, her hair is tied highAnd behind her head shinesA roundAureole. The niche surrounding the deity shows various BuddhaAnd Buddhist deities. CentralAbove the female deity the teaching Buddha in dharmacakra mudra, below the four-armed Bodhisattva Shadakshari Lokeshvara. Both figuresAre flanked by the historical Buddha Shakyamuni.At eye level with the main figure there is the White Tara on the leftAnd the Green Tara on the right. Below three mythicalAnimals - ram, lionAnd elephant -Arranged in pairs.
The relief possibly formed part ofA largerAltarpiece inA temple . Measurement: Height 60cm, width 55cm, depth 5cm. ConditionA/B.
Iconographic classification by Joachim Baader, Gallery for TibetanArt, Munich,April 9, 2008,Available.
Provenance: -South German private collection,Acquired in Nepal 1999.