Fearsome deity bearing crown of skulls standing before smoldering nimbus of flames surrounded by floating deity portraits

Panjarnatha Mahakala

Location
Tibet

Date
18th century

Material
pigments on cloth

Dimensions
23¾ x 18 3/8 in. (60.3 x 46.7 cm)

Collection
Rubin Museum of Art; gift of the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation; F1998.15.1 (HAR 649)

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