Chitipati Hand Hammered Brass Dance Mask and Temple Icon 2

Chitipati Hand Hammered Brass Dance Mask and Temple Icon 2Chitipati Hand Hammered Brass Dance Mask and Temple Icon 2 Approx. 16 3 4" tall (with the stand) x 8" wide Mid 20th Century from Nepal Hand hammered brass with fine attention to detail. Chitipati are Protector Deities in Tibetan Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism of India. The Chitipati are formed by two Skeletal Deities, one male and the other female, both dancing wildly with their limbs intertwined. In many images, they dance inside a halo of flames,

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