Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, c. 1500

by Dr. Kurt Behrendt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

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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 May 21, 2022, https://smarthistory.org/tangka-mahakala/.

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