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KASHMIR OR NORTHWESTERN HIMALAYAS, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
A Bronze Figure of Vajrapani
Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas, 7th/8th Century
The figure with a dark brown smooth patina, standing on a lotus holding a vajra, wearing a sash on his shoulders and an elaborate headdress, the eyes inlaid in silver
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Kashmir or Northwestern Himalayas, 7th/8th Century
The figure with a dark brown smooth patina, standing on a lotus holding a vajra, wearing a sash on his shoulders and an elaborate headdress, the eyes inlaid in silver
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Prince and Princess Aschwin zur Lippe-Biesterfeld, acquired in 1973.
Literature
P. Pal,The Ideal Image, 1978, p. 116f., where the author suggests an earlier 6th century dating.
Exhibited
New York, Asia House Gallery; Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum; Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Ideal Image, 1978, cat. no. 69.