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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN LADY (LOTS 369-376)
STATUE DE CAKRASAMVARA EN BRONZE DORE
NEPAL, DEBUT DU XVIIEME SIECLE
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STATUE DE CAKRASAMVARA EN BRONZE DORE
NEPAL, DEBUT DU XVIIEME SIECLE
The figure is standing in pratyalidhasana on two prostrate divinities on the lotus base. His principle arms embrace his consort and hold the vajra and ghanta while his other ten arms radiate around his body. He wears a tiger-skirt, garland of severed heads and his jewellery is set with turquoise beads. His four-faced head displays severe expressions. A flaming mandorla decorated with skulls is placed behind them ; unsealed.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
NEPAL, DEBUT DU XVIIEME SIECLE
The figure is standing in pratyalidhasana on two prostrate divinities on the lotus base. His principle arms embrace his consort and hold the vajra and ghanta while his other ten arms radiate around his body. He wears a tiger-skirt, garland of severed heads and his jewellery is set with turquoise beads. His four-faced head displays severe expressions. A flaming mandorla decorated with skulls is placed behind them ; unsealed.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner from Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 30 September 1977.
Further details
A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CAKRASAMVARA AND HIS CONSORT
NEPAL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY
NEPAL, EARLY 17TH CENTURY