A gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara with Vajrayogini
A gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara with Vajrayogini

NEPAL, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY

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A gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara with Vajrayogini
Nepal, circa 15th century
Striding in alidhasana on a prostrate figure, he with six arms holding a vajra and a ghanta in the hands crossed across the chest and various implements in the others, the central face serene and flanked on each side by a wrathful face, all surmounted by skull tiaras and a chignon supporting a double-vajra, skull, and crescent moon, she with her legs wrapped around him holding a skull cup and curved knife, gazing up in to his central face
3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Previously sold at Sotheby's New York, 2 June 1992, lot 207
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources (himalayanart.org), item no. 30590

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