Blue-skinned deity kneeling in dynamic pose before firey nimbus; register at bottom features ritual implements and supplicants

Achala

Location: Tangut Xixia, excavated from Kara Khoto
Date: 13th century
Material: pigments on cotton
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 35 cm), with original silk brocade mount 24 x 18 1/2 in. (61 x 47 cm)
Collection: The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg; XX-2375
Link: https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.+archaeological+artifacts/477179

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Achala

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