Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Acala |
Date |
/ / |
Year Range from |
1600 |
Year Range to |
1699 |
Medium |
Gilded bronze |
Dimensions |
H-6 W-4.5 D-2.375 inches |
Accession Number |
77.22 |
Department |
ASIAN |
Description |
Miniature Tibetan Buddhist deity Acala holding raised sword in the right hand and wearing a feathered headress. Cast metal figural sculpture rendered in gilded bronze. This deity is also known as Haygriva. |
Credit line |
Mrs. Daniel Goldberg |
Search Terms |
1600s 17th Century Acala Asian Bodhisattva Bronze Buddhism Buddhist Buddhist Meditation Cast Ceremonial Object Deities Deity Delusion Dharmapala Divinity Dynamic Emanation Fearsome Figurative Figurative Sculpture Gold Gold Leaf and Gilding Himalayan Holy Figures Meditation Metallic Myth Religion Protection Religion Sacred Statuary Salvation Sculpture Self-Control Serpent Snake Sword Symbolic Figure The Immovable One Tibetan Use of Precious Materials Weapon Wisdom Kings |