The name Begtse, Jamsaran in Mongolian, refers to this deity’s coat of mail, a copper cuirass. This protector wields a sword with a scorpion handle, here very stylized, and in the other hand once held a heart up to his gaping mouth. Also lost are a bow and arrow that would be held in the bend of the elbow and a pedestal with a rider and his horse, on which Begtse is commonly shown trampling. The large opening at the back of this statue was intended for the insertion of consecratory objects such as relics and sacred texts, which imbued the image with its spiritual efficacy.
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