A CARVED OPENWORK ROCK CRYSTAL MASK OF BHAIRAVA,... Lot n° 448

Nepal. The wrathful deity’s fierce face with round bulging eyes, thick furrowed brows below the third eye, a broad nose with prominent nostrils, and the mouth wide open baring sharp teeth. The stone of good quality with some natural inclusions. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, few light scratches and minuscule nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small natural cracks over time. Weight: 397.3 g (the mask only) Dimensions: Size 11 x 9.3 cm (the mask only) With a modern stand. (2) 十八至十九世紀水晶雕刻陪臚頭像 尼泊爾。怒相神眼睛圓鼓，天眼下眉毛濃密，鼻子寬闊，鼻孔突出，鋒利的牙齒。 具有一些天然内含物的透明水晶。 來源：原 Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum收藏。比利時Institutional art collection 購於上述美術館。István Zelnik博士是匈牙利South and Southeast Asian Research Institute（東南亞）研究所主席主席，曾是匈牙利高級外交官，他在東南亞工作了幾十年，建立了歐洲最大的亞洲藝術品私人收藏。 圖片：István Zelnik 博士 品相：狀況極佳，磨損小，划痕微乎其微，水晶有自然裂縫，隨著時間的流逝，其中一些可能會演變成小的裂縫。 重量： 頭像397.3 尺寸：面具11 x 9.3 厘米 現代底座。(2)