Citipati, Skull Ornament
Tibet
Ca. 19th century
Bronze, pigment
H: 2.75 in :: 7 cm
Dramatic skull face of a Citipati with high cheek bones, eye sockets and mouth. Citipati inhabit the funeral pyre; and are companions of Yama, the Lord of Death. They remind us of the precariousness of human life, yet representations of Citipati are also humorous figures in Buddhist sacred dances.
SOLD
