A Bronze Vajra
Indonesia, 9th/10th Century
The bulbous-central section flanked by flared lotus petal friezes issuing the claw-shaped prongs lined with tooth-like fringes
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) long
Lot Essay
Compare another example in Versunkene Königreiche Indonesiens, Roemer- und Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim, 1995, cat. no. 27.
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