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Khyung

Khyung

18th/19th century

(Tibetan) Unidentified

Metal
— Bronze
Two half-bird/half-human deity shown with human arms and hands outstretched holding a snake which he bites in his beak-form mouth, his hair heightened in pudja paste. Painted in some areas. Object cannot rest upright without support.
Hammered Gilt Copper
Object Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 11 in.
The Joan Cousins Hartman Collection of Tibetan Bronzes
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