Lot Essay
The silver inlay is very unusual and of exceptional craftsmanship.
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TIBET, CIRCA 15TH CENTURY
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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrabhairava
Tibet, circa 15th Century
The wrathful buffalo-headed deity standing in alidhasana over a crouching bull atop a double-lotus base, his right hand wielding a chopper and his left a skullcup, wearing a billowing sash and beaded festoons inlaid in silver, necklaces and a garland of severed heads, diadem with silver skulls
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 15th Century
The wrathful buffalo-headed deity standing in alidhasana over a crouching bull atop a double-lotus base, his right hand wielding a chopper and his left a skullcup, wearing a billowing sash and beaded festoons inlaid in silver, necklaces and a garland of severed heads, diadem with silver skulls
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high