Description A BLACK LACQUERED WOOD MASK OF WRATHFUL DEITYNepal, 19th century or earlier. Carved with a fierce expression, with large bulging eyes beneath furled brows centered by the third eye visible on the forehead, the open mouth framed by a flaming beard and moustache, surmounted by upright standing hair.Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, few small age cracks, one side of the moustache slightly chaffed.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.Weight: 528 gDimensions: Height 25 cm