RARE GOLDEN BRONZE PALDEN LHAMO STATUE, Sino-Tibetan, 18th century Depicted seated on his mule draped with a saddle cloth made of human skin, holding a kapala, wearing a necklace decorated with human heads, his face fierce, wearing a crown of skulls framing his hair in the form of flames, accompanied by Makaravaktra and Simhavaktra, walking through a sea of blood surrounded by rocks. H.35 cm (13 ¾ in.) Provenance: major European private collection A rare and large gilt bronze figure of Palden Lhamo, Sino-tibetan, 18th century 十八世纪 铜鎏金吉祥天母像 来源 :重要欧洲私人珍藏，始于二十世纪初 Palden Lhamo is the most important Tibetan guardian goddess and the only woman among the Dharmapala, the Eight Guardians of Buddhist Law. She is the protector of the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama and the sacred city of Lhasa. In Tibetan Buddhism, her function is to control life and death, disease, good and evil. A similar statue of Palden Lhamo from the Qianlong period was sold at Sotheby's New York on 21 September 2007, lot 51. Palden Lhamo is the most important Tibetan guardian goddess and the only woman among the Dharmapala, the Eight Guardians of the Buddhist Faith. She is the special protectress of the Dalai-lama and Panchen-lama and the guardian of the sacred city of Lhasa. Tibetan Buddhism believes that she has the function of controlling life and death, disease, good and bad. A similar figure of Palden Lhamo, dated Qianlong period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, September 21, 2007, Lot 51 Palden Lhamo is the most important Tibetan guardian goddess and the only woman among the Dharmapalas, the Eight Guardians of Buddhist Law. She is the protector of the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama and the sacred city of Lhasa. In Tibetan Buddhism, her function is to control life and death, disease, good and evil. A similar statue of Palden Lhamo from the Qianlong period was sold at Sotheby's New York on 21 September 2007, lot 51. Palden Lhamo is the most important Tibetan guardian goddess and the only woman among the Dharmapala, the Eight Guardians of the Buddhist Faith. She is the special protectress of the Dalai-lama and Panchen-lama and the guardian of the sacred city of Lhasa. Tibetan Buddhism believes that she has the function of controlling life and death, disease, good and bad. A similar figure of Palden Lhamo, dated Qianlong period, was sold at Sotheby's New York, September 21, 2007, Lot 51