Shridevi female dharmapala

Mongolian Collection

Accession Nr.: 81.11.1
Type: sculpture; metalwork; statuette
Date of production:
19th century
Place of production:
Materials: bronze
Techniques: gilt; painted
Dimensions: height: 21.5 cm
width:15 cm
depth: 13 cm
The parasol of peacock feathers above Śrīdevī’s head dominates the composition; her earrings and the club (normally held in her right hand) are missing. She wears a garland of skulls. The technique is characteristic of the Dolonnuur workshop: the fire-gilded body was produced with a mixed technique, and then thin hammered plates were riveted to it. The statue is consecrated; its cover is made of a mixture of silk and paper. The gilded statue has red paint in the appropriate places.