Nepalese Terracotta Mask of Bhairava

Circa 17th century AD Bhairava is the angry emanation of the Hindu God Siva, with a ferocious face  with  open mouth and fangs bared, below bulging eyes and flaming brows, all below a tiara decorated with skulls, the hair behind standing on end in rich, curled locks. Height 9 inches + plexi mount. Compare with a similar example in Icons of Piety Images of Whimsy, Asian Terracottas from the Walter-Grounds Collection, by Pratapaditya Pal, no44. Ex New York Collection of Fashion Designer Mary McFadden.