A gilt copper alloy figure of a Dakini to Varjravarahi, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 銅鎏金金剛瑜伽母像

A gilt copper alloy figure of a Dakini to Varjravarahi         

Qing dynasty, 18th century

清十八世紀 銅鎏金金剛瑜伽母像

the deity in ardhaparyankasana holding a kartrika in the raised right hand and a kapala in the left hand, wearing a tiger skin dhoti and a flayed human skin across the back, a scarf billowing around the shoulders, with bared fangs and flaming hair, standing on a mountain shaped separately cast base

Height 5 ⅜ in., 13.6 cm