A bronze figure of Yogambara and Jnana Dakini
Nepal, 14th century
The deities with arms around each other in an embrace, he with three faces and six arms holding a vajra, ghanta, bow, sword and skullcap, with remains of gilding overall
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A bronze figure of Yogambara and Jnana Dakini
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 14th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 76
- Price realised : USD 13,750
- Estimate : USD 15,000 - USD 20,000
- Provenance : The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago, acquired before 1996
- Literature : Pratapaditya Pal, A Collecting Odyssey: Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, 1997, p. 142 and 313, cat. no. 185
- Exhibited : On loan to Art Institute of Chicago since 1996