This very rare tantric composition symbolizes the creation of the universe. It consists of three figures: a four-armed male, from whose belly button a thick floral stem grows, which ends in a lotus flower. On it are two deities, the god Vireshvara Bhairava and his companion, the terrifying goddess Khaganana Kali, with nine heads (one human, eight animal faces) and 54 poor. The lying male deity is four-armed and looks lifeless and scary at the same time through its wide-open eyes, stuck out tongue and fangs.
Details
- Title : The god Vireśvara Bhairava (Vireshvara Bhairava) and the goddess Khagānanā Kālī (Khaganana Kali)
- Year : 16-17. C
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Dimension : Object size: 21 x 11 x 11 cm (estimate) ; Weight: 1.6 kg
- Accession No : Identification number. I 5988
- Country/ Geo-location : NEPAL
- Collection : Pergamon Museum
- Collection : Museum of Asian Art South, Southeast and Central Asia
- Photo : Museum for Asian Art of the State Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage Photographer: Jürgen Liepe