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A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrabhairava
TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrabhairava
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Striding in alidhasana on a double-lotus base holding a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands, with the others radiating around him and holding various implements, adorned with multiple necklaces and a large garland of severed heads, his seven wrathful faces centered by a bull-head with open mouth, bared fangs, and horns, all surmounted by a chignon with a snake and two more faces
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th Century
Striding in alidhasana on a double-lotus base holding a curved knife and skull cup in his primary hands, with the others radiating around him and holding various implements, adorned with multiple necklaces and a large garland of severed heads, his seven wrathful faces centered by a bull-head with open mouth, bared fangs, and horns, all surmounted by a chignon with a snake and two more faces
10¾ in. (27.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Boston, 1989
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