A Tibetan 18th century gilt bronze figure of Palden Lhamo. She is the only female among the eight great dharmapalas, the protectors of Buddhism; in particular she is a guardian deity of Dalai Lamas and their government in Lhasa. She was also worshipped as a protector of the Imperial China from the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) to the end of the Qing in the twentieth century.