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TIBET, 13TH CENTURY
Details
A small bronze figure of Vajrapani
Tibet, 13th century
Standing in pratyalidhasana with the right leg deeply bent, wielding the vajra in his right hand, wearing an animal skin and coiled snakes, the face in a fierce expression with three bulging eyes and flaming hair, the figure backed by a flaming aureole, and the surface smoothly polished overall
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Tibet, 13th century
Standing in pratyalidhasana with the right leg deeply bent, wielding the vajra in his right hand, wearing an animal skin and coiled snakes, the face in a fierce expression with three bulging eyes and flaming hair, the figure backed by a flaming aureole, and the surface smoothly polished overall
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Ghigo Collection, London, acquired in London, 4 June 1974
Literature
A. Neven, New Studies into Indian and Himalayan Sculpture, 1980, p. 85-6, cat. no. 117