Mask

Mask of Bhairava, the Terrifying One. The wild and uncontrollable nature of the god is demonstrated by the wide-open, staring eyes. Typically Shaiva elements are the serpent imagery (earrings, necklace and in the head-dress); the upstanding ringlets of matted hair; the third eye set in the forehead;

Kind

artefact

Date

1600–1899 CE