Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, c. 1500

Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, c. 1500, Central Tibet, distemper on cloth, 162.6 x 134.6 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Title Mahakala, Protector of the Tent
Artist(s) Unrecorded artist
Dates c. 1500
Places Asia / East Asia / China
Period, Culture, Style Tibetan
Artwork Type Painting
Material Distemper
Technique

Cite this page as: Dr. Kurt Behrendt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, c. 1500," in Smarthistory, March 30, 2020, accessed February 21, 2025, https://smarthistory.org/tangka-mahakala/.