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RITUAL OBJECTS
A Rare Sandalwood Vajrakila
TIBET, CIRCA 18TH CENTURY
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A Rare Sandalwood Vajrakila
Tibet, circa 18th Century
The three-headed deity with outstretched wings holding the vajra in his principal hands, the remaining hands radiating around him holding various ritual objects, the lower half with the tripartite blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, all finely carved and highlighted in gold and polychrome
15½ in. (39.3 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 18th Century
The three-headed deity with outstretched wings holding the vajra in his principal hands, the remaining hands radiating around him holding various ritual objects, the lower half with the tripartite blade issuing from the jaws of a makara, all finely carved and highlighted in gold and polychrome
15½ in. (39.3 cm.) high