A gilt wood figure of Vajrabhairava with Vajra Vetali
Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th/early 19th century
Striding in alidhasana on prostrate figures over a lotus base, holding a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands with the multitude of others outstretched, the central face in the form of a ferocious buffalo, flanked and surmounted by human faces, Vajra Vetali with one leg wrapped around him, holding a curved knife and skull cup in her hands, staring into her lover's face
11 in. (27.8 cm.) high
A gilt wood figure of Vajrabhairava with Vajra Vetali
Tibeto-Chinese, late 18th/early 19th century
Striding in alidhasana on prostrate figures over a lotus base, holding a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands with the multitude of others outstretched, the central face in the form of a ferocious buffalo, flanked and surmounted by human faces, Vajra Vetali with one leg wrapped around him, holding a curved knife and skull cup in her hands, staring into her lover's face
11 in. (27.8 cm.) high
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