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Bhairava, accession 2012.444.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access collection API record, read 2026-08-28

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's own open-access collection API record for Bhairava, accession 2012.444.2, in the Asian Art department. Read as part of a 2026-08-28 divinity depth pass filling artwork entities the atlas had minted with a description and cross-references but no properties of their own.

Facts
Citation
Publisher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
URL
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/78187
Source Type
Museum
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The holding museum's own open-access collection API record for the accessioned mask, the strongest available record for its date, culture and accession number, whose own title is the subject's bare name.
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Associated With

Bhairava, Deities

This source names Bhairava directly: "open-access collection API record for "Bhairava," a gilded copper ritual mask with rock crystal and paint, Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Malla period, 16th century."

Source Bhairava, accession 2012.444.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Bhairava, accession 2012.444.2 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Cite this page as it read on 08/28/2026 07:39:10 AM: /cite/51

Claims Backed By This Source (26 claims)

This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 20 claims: 15 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 connected, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
Version History (1)

This entry has 1 recorded version.

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Version 1 · 08/28/2026 07:39:10 AM · Cite This Version

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