A bronze figure of a Dakini
A bronze figure of a Dakini

TIBET, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Details
A bronze figure of a Dakini
Tibet, 17th/18th century
Dancing on her left leg holding a ghanta and drum aloft, wearing a beaded pendant skirt, billowing sash and beaded jewelry, her hair in a conical chignon secured with a foliate tiara
20¼ in. (51.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Private collection, New Jersey, acquired and imported before 1968
By descent to present owner by 1980

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