A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani

SINO-TIBETAN, 18TH CENTURY

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A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Sino-Tibetan, 18th Century
The ferocious deity standing in alidhasana on a flat lotus base with beaded rim brandishing the vajra in his right hand, his left hand in karana mudra, wearing a stippled tiger-skin dhoti, a garland of severed human heads and beaded necklaces with jeweled pendants, his flaming hair with red pigment and lined by a tiara of skulls, with a scarf sweeping around his shoulders and billowing down his sides
6 in. (16 cm.) high