A black stone stele of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini
Nepal, 15th/16th Century
The couple embracing in Alidhasana over prone figures, he with arms radiating around him and holding various implements, adorned with a garland of severed heads and with four faces, including one on the reverse, she with her right arm raised holding a vajra and with her left around his neck, her head flung back to look into his face, both within a flaming aureole
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A black stone stele of Chakrasamvara and Vajrayogini
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Black stone
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 15th/16th Century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 542
- Pre-Lot Text : Property from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim
- Price realised : USD 6,000
- Estimate : USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
- Provenance : Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Manheim, before 1969
- Exhibited : On loan to the Hofstra University Museum of Art, New York, 1969-2010