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- 35mm slide: 19808
- World Region
- Asia
- Region
- South Asia
- Country
- Tibet
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- Beg-tse, the God of War, is standing on human and animal bodies (usually horses) on a lotus throne, wearing his usual coat of mail and skull-crown and holding a sword. He is flanked by his two attendants, Srog bdag (Life Itself) and Rigs bu-mo (Maiden of Caste). At the top are a bull headed black deity, a human skeleton, and a Tara. The background is architectural.
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- Photographer (UMMA Artifact): Clahassey, Kay
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- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
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- 4910 x 3237
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- 2 MB
- Record
- 18950
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-18950/18950
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"Beg-tse, the God of War, is standing on human and animal bodies (usually horses) on a lotus throne, wearing his usual coat of mail and skull-crown and holding a sword. He is flanked by his two attendants, Srog bdag (Life Itself) and Rigs bu-mo (Maiden of Caste). At the top are a bull headed black deity, a human skeleton, and a Tara. The background is architectural.". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-18950/18950. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 15, 2024.