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Property from the Collection of Francisco Capelo
A bronze figure of Vajravarahi
TIBET, 13TH CENTURY
Details
A bronze figure of Vajravarahi
Tibet, 13th century
Finely cast dancing on a prostrated figure atop a double-lotus base, wearing an apron, multiple necklaces, armbands with pendant sashes, braclets and a garland of severed heads, the face expressively delineated with fangs and an urna, the sow's head emerging from behind her right ear, holding a chopper in her right hand and a skullcup in her left
8¾ in. (22.2 cm) high
Tibet, 13th century
Finely cast dancing on a prostrated figure atop a double-lotus base, wearing an apron, multiple necklaces, armbands with pendant sashes, braclets and a garland of severed heads, the face expressively delineated with fangs and an urna, the sow's head emerging from behind her right ear, holding a chopper in her right hand and a skullcup in her left
8¾ in. (22.2 cm) high
Provenance
Philip Goldman Collection, London