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INDIA OR BANGLADESH, 12TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini
India or Bangladesh, 12th century
Striding in alidhasana over two prostrate figures on a lotus base with beaded rim, Samvara gazing down to Vajravarahi with their primary arms around each other and his ten additional arms holding various implements
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
India or Bangladesh, 12th century
Striding in alidhasana over two prostrate figures on a lotus base with beaded rim, Samvara gazing down to Vajravarahi with their primary arms around each other and his ten additional arms holding various implements
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
Literature
Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 148 and 315, cat. no. 193
Exhibited
On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996