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TIBET, 15TH CENTURY
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A bronze figure of Vajradhara
Tibet, 15th century
Sitting in dhyanasana on a tall double-lotus base, his hands crossed before his chest holding the vajra and ghanta, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with a beaded belt, necklaces, and anklets with streaming ribbons draped over the elbows, the wide face with amused features centered by a raised urna flanked by foliate earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair pulled into a high chignon secured with a finial, locks escaping over the shoulders
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Tibet, 15th century
Sitting in dhyanasana on a tall double-lotus base, his hands crossed before his chest holding the vajra and ghanta, dressed in a dhoti and adorned with a beaded belt, necklaces, and anklets with streaming ribbons draped over the elbows, the wide face with amused features centered by a raised urna flanked by foliate earrings and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair pulled into a high chignon secured with a finial, locks escaping over the shoulders
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1968