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1. A fine Miniature Thangka depicting Heyagriva, the ‘Horse-necked One’ Mongolia 19th Century Ink and pigment on prepared cloth Dimensions: 2 5/8” x 3 1/8” (9.6 x 8cm) |
Within a flaming nimbus, the three-headed, six-armed deity, his identifying attribute – the 3 small horse heads protruding from his streaming hair behind his skull diadem. He wears a flayed elephant hide around his shoulders, a tiger-skin dhoti, bone jewellery and a garland of severed heads, as he tramples upon writhing serpents on a lotus base, his long-clawed fingers holding a variety of implements, including a khatvanga. Blessed to the reverse. |