# Enlightened Protector Mahakala with Six Arms (Shadbhuja)

- By: Tibeto-Chinese
- Date: 18th/19th century
- Medium: Gilt copper alloy with traces of orange pigment
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: 12.8 × 10 × 5 cm (5 × 3 7/8 × 2 in.)
- Culture: China
- Credit line: Samuel M. Nickerson Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/11703)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/f1a42a6e-ac69-a3f8-6a6b-8b118d540778/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)