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Property from the Estate of Thomas T. Solley
A Bronze figure of Heruka
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
Details
A Bronze figure of Heruka
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
Finely modeled dancing in ardhaparyankasana over a prostrated figure atop a lotus base, the hands holding a staff, vajra and kapala, wearing garlands of severed heads and disk-shaped earrings, the hair in a flame-shaped bun
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
Finely modeled dancing in ardhaparyankasana over a prostrated figure atop a lotus base, the hands holding a staff, vajra and kapala, wearing garlands of severed heads and disk-shaped earrings, the hair in a flame-shaped bun
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) high
Exhibited
On loan to the Toledo Museum of Art, 1994-2006