A brass figure titled "Brahmarupa Mahakala," Tibet, 17th century, roughly 6 5/8 inches in height. The figure shows Mahakala in the wrathful form in which he is said to have appeared to the god Brahma. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 2007.1, Asian Art department.
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Date of Creation Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectMahakala in his Brahmarupa form, a wrathful protector deity of Tibetan Buddhism 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistoryPurchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2007 1 Attributions
TraditionTibetan Vajrayana Buddhism 1 Physical Form
DimensionsH. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); D. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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This source names Brahma directly: "A brass figure titled "Brahmarupa Mahakala," Tibet, 17th century, roughly 6 5/8 inches in height."
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The Met's own title for this figure names the subject outright, "Brahmarupa Mahakala," a narrative identification of a specific wrathful form rather than a bare tag.
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