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Panjaranatha Mahakala; Tibet; ca. 16th-17th century; metalwork; Rubin Museum of Art, gift of Na…
Panjaranatha Mahakala
Panjaranatha Mahakala; Tibet; ca. 16th-17th century; metalwork; Rubin Museum of Art, gift of Na…
Panjaranatha Mahakala; Tibet; ca. 16th-17th century; metalwork; Rubin Museum of Art, gift of Navin Kumar, New York City; C2002.27.3 (HAR 65134); photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2022

Panjaranatha Mahakala

OriginTibet
Dateca. 16th-17th century
Dimensions7 7/8 × 8 11/16 × 2 5/8 in.
MediumClay
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art, Gift of Navin Kumar, New York City
Object numberC2002.27.3
Himalayan Art Resources Number65134
Project Himalayan Arthttps://projecthimalayanart.rubinmuseum.org/exhibition/symbols-and-meanings/wrathful-deities/panjaranatha-mahakala/
Not on view
Photograph by David De Armas, Rubin Museum of Art, 2012.
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