Period:Unknown Production date:17thC-19thC
Materials:bronze, gold,
Technique:repoussé, gilded, painted, inlaid,
Dimensions:Height: 8.20 inches
Description:
Mask of Bhairava, the Terrifying One. The wild and uncontrollable nature of the god is demonstrated by the wide-open, staring eyes. Typically Shaiva elements are the serpent imagery (earrings, necklace and in the head-dress); the upstanding ringlets of matted hair; the third eye set in the forehead; the crescent moon in the hair and the skull imagery (in the hair and headdress). Made of repousse, gilded, painted and inset (semi-precious) bronze.
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![图片[1]-mask BM-1952-1101.9-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Bronzes/mid_PS244306_0407.jpg)
![图片[2]-mask BM-1952-1101.9-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Bronzes/mid_00308064_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-mask BM-1952-1101.9-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Bronzes/00218024_001.jpg)
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Materials:bronze, gold,
Technique:repoussé, gilded, painted, inlaid,
Dimensions:Height: 8.20 inches
Description:
Mask of Bhairava, the Terrifying One. The wild and uncontrollable nature of the god is demonstrated by the wide-open, staring eyes. Typically Shaiva elements are the serpent imagery (earrings, necklace and in the head-dress); the upstanding ringlets of matted hair; the third eye set in the forehead; the crescent moon in the hair and the skull imagery (in the hair and headdress). Made of repousse, gilded, painted and inset (semi-precious) bronze.
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