A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on coiled snakes over a lotus base and clutching a vajra in his raised right hand, dressed in a tiger skin tied at the waist and adorned with a naga and various beaded jewelry, the ferocious face with bared fangs, bulging eyes, and flaming brows surmounted by a tiara centered by a kirttimukha, the hair in flames supporting a vajra
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
A gilt bronze figure of Vajrapani
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Striding in alidhasana on coiled snakes over a lotus base and clutching a vajra in his raised right hand, dressed in a tiger skin tied at the waist and adorned with a naga and various beaded jewelry, the ferocious face with bared fangs, bulging eyes, and flaming brows surmounted by a tiara centered by a kirttimukha, the hair in flames supporting a vajra
7½ in. (19 cm.) high
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