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A tantric altar panel from Kagyu school
Tibet
15th century
H: 62 cm

A tantric relief panel of Kagyu school, in copper repoussé fire gilded, featuring kirtimukha holding a garland of jewels.

From the lotus flower filled with the jewels sits a cloud from where two circles enshrine an ascetic holding a long sash and a seated lama at center.

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