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Tibetan Bronze Mahakala Incense Burner,c1890
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Tibetan Bronze Mahakala Incense Burner,c1890

19th century
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Fine 19th century Tibetan bronze figural incense burner, c1890. In the traditional form of a five crowned Mahakala mask (Mahakala is a protector Demon deity), it has its original glass eyes and stands on tripod legs. There are minor losses to the inset stone decoration in the head dress but otherwise condition is good. It has great colour /patina, is well cast ( heavy for its size at 0.7kg) with great detail to the mask.

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Size: 15cm tall /long x 15cm wide x 6 cm deep. Weight 0.7kg.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Curious Antiques has dated this Tibetan Bronze Incense Burner to the 19th Century.

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SA822460
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Fine 19th century Tibetan bronze figural incense burner, c1890.
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In the traditional form of a five crowned Mahakala mask (Mahakala is a protector Demon deity), it has its original glass eyes and stands on tripod legs.
Curious Antiques

There are minor losses to the inset stone decoration in the head dress but otherwise condition is good. It has great colour /patina, is well cast ( heavy for its size at 0.7kg) with great detail to the mask.

Price includes FREE UK delivery.

Size: 15cm tall /long x 15cm wide x 6 cm deep. Weight 0.7kg.

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Curious Antiques has dated this Tibetan Bronze Incense Burner to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA822460
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Tibetan Bronze Mahakala Incense Burner,c1890

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A late 19th-century Tibetan cast bronze incense burner depicting the wrathful deity Mahakala with open mouth and glass inlays.
Tibetan Bronze Mahakala Incense Burner,c1890
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A Tibetan Mahakala incense burner is a ceremonial metalwork vessel cast in the likeness of Mahakala, a wrathful deity in Tibetan Buddhism. The open mouth design allows incense smoke to billow out during spiritual offerings, ritual cleansings, and meditation practices.

Traditional 19th-century Tibetan metalwork predominantly utilises lost-wax cast bronze or brass, often finished with cold gilding, chased relief details, and inlays of semi-precious stones such as turquoise, coral, or glass cabochons.

Authentic late 19th-century Tibetan bronzes typically display hand-finished casting irregularities, hand-chased surface details, uneven natural oxidisation, and internal soot marks or incense residue from historical ceremonial use.

Style a Tibetan ritual bronze on a mantelpiece, bookshelf, or console table alongside clean-lined modern ceramics or natural wood to let the complex sculpture and patinated metalwork serve as a focal point.

Remove surface dust gently using a soft, dry natural-bristle brush, avoiding liquid polishes or chemical cleansers that strip historic patination. Accumulated incense residue inside the vessel should be lightly wiped with a soft, barely damp cloth.
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