Magzor Gyalmo

Artist

Mongolian (Mongolian)

Date

19th century

Medium

Bronze, pigments

Dimensions

Work : 3 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (9.53 x 8.89 x 3.81 cm)

Credit Line

Hope College Collection, Gift of David Kamansky and Gerald Wheaton

Object Number

2021.21.6

Label

This painted metal sculpture of Magzor Gyalmo may once have been part of an altar group. Its diminutive size suggests that it was either a secondary figure within the group, or that the group as a whole was made for use on a small private altar rather than in a large institutional worship space.