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TIBET, CIRCA 16TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Hayagriva and Vajrayogini
Tibet, circa 16th Century
Striding in alidhasana on two prostrate figures over a lotus blossom, he holding a chopper and skull cup, dressed in a tiger skin and adorned with a beaded belt and a garland of severed heads, the face with three eyes below a foliate skull tiara, a horse head extending from his chignon, she holding a vajra and skull cup and wearing an elaborate festooned sash and a garland of skulls, her head flung back to gaze at him, the base sealed with a double-vajra
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
Tibet, circa 16th Century
Striding in alidhasana on two prostrate figures over a lotus blossom, he holding a chopper and skull cup, dressed in a tiger skin and adorned with a beaded belt and a garland of severed heads, the face with three eyes below a foliate skull tiara, a horse head extending from his chignon, she holding a vajra and skull cup and wearing an elaborate festooned sash and a garland of skulls, her head flung back to gaze at him, the base sealed with a double-vajra
5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1982
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