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A Tibetan Densatil (Gdan sa thel) gilt repousse copper panel of…
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Melbourne
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29-Aug-2017
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A Tibetan Densatil (Gdan sa thel) gilt repousse copper panel of Tantric beings, circa 14-15th century, the panel of 5 cartouches formed by a foliate swirl depicts dancing dakinis, each brandishing a chopper (krrtikha) and skull cup (kepala), separated by a skull cup filled with matter, one resting on a three-petalled lotus, the other on a five petalled lotus carefully made to resemble sharp claws, below them is the corpulent figure of a wrathful deity, also holding a kepala and kirrtikha, 26 cm high
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Oriental: Zother