A stone figure of Heruka
A stone figure of Heruka

TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY

細節
A stone figure of Heruka
Tibet, 13th/14th century
Finely modeled dancing in ardhaparyankasana over a prostrated figure atop a lotus base, the hands holding a staff, vajra and kapala, wearing multiple necklaces and disk-shaped earrings, the hair in a flaming topknot, backed by a halo and torana
3 3/8 in. (8.5 cm.) high
來源
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
出版
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 151 and 316, cat. no. 197
展覽
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996

拍品專文

According to Pal, this sculpture was likely carried as a charm or portable shrine (gau).