Spiral Spiral

Patinated copper-colored statue depicting Bodhisattva holding hands in mudras, flanked by long-stemmed blossoms
Green Tara
Patinated copper- and gold-colored statue depicting Buddha seated in meditation wearing crown and tall hairstyle
Buddha Amitayus
Carved wooden dagger-shaped implement featuring head, face scowling, wearing crown of skulls at pommel
Ritual Peg (purba)
Rectangular painting depicting crowned figure and four wrathful deities standing in dynamic poses underneath arches
Illuminated Manuscript Page Depicting Four Forms of Mahakala & Vaishravana
Ruddy-brown sculpture depicting deity with countless heads and arms arranged in semi-circles at sides of body
Cosmic Vishnu (Vishvarupa)
Golden sculpture depicting bare-chested figure, seated with right knee raised, wearing turquoise-accented jewelry
Mahasiddha Avadhutipa
Polychrome sculpture depicting bearded Enlightened Teacher wearing pleated robes painted with floral motif at chest
Arhat Ajita
Sculpture depicting deity flanked by braided bodies of serpents; head covered by hood of seven serpents
Vishnu with the King of Snakes, Shesha
Brass-colored sculpture depicting four-armed wrathful deity with mouth open in grimace riding atop horse
Mahakala
Relief sculpture depicting wrathful deity standing on haunches atop prone figure before fiery nimbus
Panjaranatha Mahakala
Patinated copper statue depicting deity standing with arms crossed at chest, wearing garland of human heads
Vajrayogini
Tarnished copper-colored statue depicting six-armed goddess wearing pointed crown holding implements in each hand
Vasudhara, Goddess of Abundance
Bronze-colored statue depicting seated Bodhisattva wearing ornate crown and pleated dhoti holding long-stemmed blossoms
Maitreya
Golden statue depicting standing Bodhisattva wearing pleated dhoti and finely-modeled crown, earrings, armbands, and necklaces
Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha
Three-dimensional mandala in form of golden building featuring loggias, towers, and pagoda roofs
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysRitual Symbolism and Artistic Aspects of Three-Dimensional Mandalas in Tantric Tibetan Buddhism
The Kalachakra Mandala in the Potala Palace
Lhasa, U region, central Tibet; late 17th century
Silver religious implement with blue-green jade accents: ball and chain attached to rotating cylinder mounted on handle
Project Himalayan Art 108 Object EssaysAccumulating Merit Every Day
Prayer Wheel
Tibet or Mongolia; 17th–18th century
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