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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure NAM-can-093. Only female wrathful protective deity of the powerful group of Eight Dharmapalas (Dharma Protectors) Palden Lhamo (Shri Devi in Sanksrit, Ukin Tengri in Mongolian, also known as Magzor Gyalmo, "Queen of War") with a symbolizing night and the element of water swirling snake, emerging from behind the left earring, riding astride her white wild mule outfitted with a harness of venomous snakes and lead by Makaravaktra (Crocodile-Faced) Dakini through the sea of blood and fat. |
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| Polychrome gouache, cotton, silk, wood |
Painting (Tson tang thangka scroll, detail) |
Unknown | Under Qing Dynasty Rule, 1700-1800 AD |
Lhasa, South Tibet |
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Inventory № 940x.143.2 |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First* Canadian Expedition, 6-8 September 2015, 20-21 May 2017, 1-3 September 2017, 23-24 September 2018). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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