Description A BLACK LACQUERED WOOD MASK OF BHAIRAVANepal, 19th century or earlier. Carved as Bhairava with a wrathful expression, with large bulging eyes beneath furled brows centered by the third eye visible on the forehead, the open mouth flanked by sharp fangs and framed by a flaming beard and moustache, the head surmounted by a skull tiara. Drilled with four apertures for suspension.Condition: Very good condition, minor wear, few small age cracks, one side of the moustache and one eyebrow 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: 452 gDimensions: Length 24.2 cm