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SWAT VALLEY, 7TH/8TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Vajrasattva
Swat Valley, 7th/8th century
Seated in dhyansana on a lotus base with a vajra held to his chest and the ghanta held in his lap, dressed in a dhoti with finely incised folds and adorned with a necklace, the face tilted to his left and with elongated eyes, the hair secured with a tiara with locks escaping over his shoulders
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
Swat Valley, 7th/8th century
Seated in dhyansana on a lotus base with a vajra held to his chest and the ghanta held in his lap, dressed in a dhoti with finely incised folds and adorned with a necklace, the face tilted to his left and with elongated eyes, the hair secured with a tiara with locks escaping over his shoulders
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1989