A Tibetan gilt bronze figure of Mahakala, 18th century, the six-armed deity modelled standing on a prostrate figure with elephant head, the arms holding a kartika, kapala and other attributes, his grimacing face bearing fangs and three bulging eyes, framed by a mane of flaming hair and an ornate crown, on a lotus base, height 17cm. Provenance: the Alain Presencer Collection. Note: Mahakala is one of the most popular protector or guardian deities in Tibetan Buddhism. He is depicted in a number of variations including two-armed, four-armed and six-armed, as in the present lot. In his six-armed form he is also considered as a fierce and powerful manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion. For similar figures, see Bonhams Hong Kong, 27th November 2014, Lot 135, and Bonhams Los Angeles, 14th December 2022, Lot 51.