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MONGOLIA, ZANABAZAR SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Vajradhara
Mongolia, Zanabazar School, 18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands crossed in front of his chest holding vajras, wearing a dhoti, sash and beaded jewelry, his face with raised urna and his hair pulled into a high chignon secured by a foliate crown, the base sealed and incised with a gilt double-vajra
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Mongolia, Zanabazar School, 18th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double-lotus base, his hands crossed in front of his chest holding vajras, wearing a dhoti, sash and beaded jewelry, his face with raised urna and his hair pulled into a high chignon secured by a foliate crown, the base sealed and incised with a gilt double-vajra
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s