A bronze figure of Vajravarahi
Tibet, circa 13th century
Dancing on one leg over a prone body on a lotus base, holding a skull cup in her right hand and a chopper in her left, wearing a festooned belt and adorned with beaded necklaces and a garland of severed heads, the face with wrathful expression surmounted by a skull tiara
6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) high
A bronze figure of Vajravarahi
Tibet, circa 13th century
Dancing on one leg over a prone body on a lotus base, holding a skull cup in her right hand and a chopper in her left, wearing a festooned belt and adorned with beaded necklaces and a garland of severed heads, the face with wrathful expression surmounted by a skull tiara
6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm.) high