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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
A small bronze figure of Vajrasattva
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
Details
A small bronze figure of Vajrasattva
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base holding the vajra and ghanta, wearing a long dhoti with incised diamond and wave patterns and a sash arching across his shoulders, further adorned by a necklace inset with silver and copper, his face with silver eyes and urna and his hair arranged in an elaborate chignon secured by a silver tiara
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century
Seated in dhyanasana on a double lotus base holding the vajra and ghanta, wearing a long dhoti with incised diamond and wave patterns and a sash arching across his shoulders, further adorned by a necklace inset with silver and copper, his face with silver eyes and urna and his hair arranged in an elaborate chignon secured by a silver tiara
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Provenance
Philip Goldman, London
Sotheby's London, 4 December 1973, lot 136
Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 69
Sotheby's London, 4 December 1973, lot 136
Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2002, lot 69
Literature
U. von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, 1981, fig 72E