| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Government Museum & Art Gallery Chandigarh |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | GM-chd-CH-141821 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Mahakala |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Sculpture - प्रतिमा |
| Dynasty /वंश | |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 17th - 18th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | Nepali style - नेपाली शैली |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Nepal |
| Material / सामग्री | Sapphire - नीलम |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Display |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Chandigarh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | 34.3 |
| Weight(gm) / भार | |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | Mahakala wears a crown of skulls, a long garland of severed heads munda mala . He holds a vajra in right hand and blood filled skull bowl kapala in left hand. He is the guardian of Buddhist dharma, the universal protector. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | The base area is eaten away below the sleeping body. On the main body development of patina at different points. On the backside area. |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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