A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, 17th/18th Century
Very finely cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, wearing a tiger skin dhoti, snake necklace and jewelry, his bearded face with three eyes in wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara, holding the vajra aloft in his right hand, richly gilt overall
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Mongolia, School of Zanabazar, 17th/18th Century
Very finely cast striding in alidhasana over a lotus base, wearing a tiger skin dhoti, snake necklace and jewelry, his bearded face with three eyes in wrathful expression, the flaming hair secured by a foliate tiara, holding the vajra aloft in his right hand, richly gilt overall
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
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