NEPAL OR TIBET, 10TH/11TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of a Vajrapani
Nepal or Tibet, 10th/11th century
Striding in alidhasana with two arms crossed at his chest and the other two extended, dressed in an incised dhoti secured with a tiger skin, adorned with multiple snakes, the face with hair pulled into chignon topped by a vajra, with remains of gilding and polychromy
5 3/8 in. (13.3 cm.) high
Nepal or Tibet, 10th/11th century
Striding in alidhasana with two arms crossed at his chest and the other two extended, dressed in an incised dhoti secured with a tiger skin, adorned with multiple snakes, the face with hair pulled into chignon topped by a vajra, with remains of gilding and polychromy
5 3/8 in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in New York before 1969
Literature
E. Olson, Tantric Buddhist Art, 1974, cat. no. 4, p. 22
U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, fig. 109A, p. 422
U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, fig. 109A, p. 422
Exhibited
On loan to the Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, from 1969-2009 (L69.29.1)
Indian Gallery, British Museum, London, 1970
China House Gallery, New York, Tantric Buddhist Art, March 14 - May 24, 1974
Indian Gallery, British Museum, London, 1970
China House Gallery, New York, Tantric Buddhist Art, March 14 - May 24, 1974
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