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2ND HALF 18TH CENTURY
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a tibeto chinese gilt-bronze figure of vajrabhairava
2nd half 18th century
Standing in alidhasana on various reclining animals and deities, resting on a lotus base, his thirty-four arms radiating around his body, the central hands holding karttrika and kapala, the others his specific attributes or mudras, naked except for many ornaments including malas of skulls, severed heads and serpents, partly with turquoise and coral inlay, his nine-faced head with central bull's head, open mouth showing tongue, teeth, bulging eyes, flushy eyebrows, pair of horns, red and white painted facial details, red flaming hairdress, in sexual embrace with his spouse, holding kapala and karttrika, naked except for ornaments, mala of skulls, sealed
37 cm high, on wooden base
2nd half 18th century
Standing in alidhasana on various reclining animals and deities, resting on a lotus base, his thirty-four arms radiating around his body, the central hands holding karttrika and kapala, the others his specific attributes or mudras, naked except for many ornaments including malas of skulls, severed heads and serpents, partly with turquoise and coral inlay, his nine-faced head with central bull's head, open mouth showing tongue, teeth, bulging eyes, flushy eyebrows, pair of horns, red and white painted facial details, red flaming hairdress, in sexual embrace with his spouse, holding kapala and karttrika, naked except for ornaments, mala of skulls, sealed
37 cm high, on wooden base