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TIBET, 13TH/14TH CENTURY
Details
A silver-inlaid bronze figure of Vajrasattva
Tibet, 13th/14th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base and holding a vajra and ghanta in his hands, wearing a long dhoti with silver-inlaid hems and various beaded jewelry inlaid with hardstones, the face with eyes gazing downwards and the hair pulled into an elaborate chignon secured by a silver-inlaid crown with ribbons flaring to either side
6½ in. (16.4 cm.) high
Tibet, 13th/14th century
Seated in dhyanasana over a double-lotus base and holding a vajra and ghanta in his hands, wearing a long dhoti with silver-inlaid hems and various beaded jewelry inlaid with hardstones, the face with eyes gazing downwards and the hair pulled into an elaborate chignon secured by a silver-inlaid crown with ribbons flaring to either side
6½ in. (16.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Onno Janssens Collection, Netherlands, acquired in London by 1997
Literature
Himalayan Art Resources, www.himalayanart.org, item no. 66733