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Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
A black stone stele of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini
NEPAL, 15TH/16TH CENTURY
Details
A black stone stele of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini
Nepal, 15th/16th Century
The couple embracing in alidhasana over prone figures, he with arms radiating around him and holding various implements, adorned with a garland of severed heads and with four faces, including one on the reverse, she with her right arm raised holding a vajra and with her left around his neck, her head flung back to look into his face, both within a flaming aureole
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Nepal, 15th/16th Century
The couple embracing in alidhasana over prone figures, he with arms radiating around him and holding various implements, adorned with a garland of severed heads and with four faces, including one on the reverse, she with her right arm raised holding a vajra and with her left around his neck, her head flung back to look into his face, both within a flaming aureole
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, before 1969
Exhibited
On loan to the Hofstra University Museum of Art, New York, 1969-2010
Brought to you by
Hugo Weihe
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