A gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara
Nepal, 18th century
Standing in Alidhasana over prostrate figures on an ovoid lotus base with beaded rims, the four-faced figure with twelve arms-bearing various weapons and ritual implements including a trident, axe, curved knife, Dhamaru,Khatvanga, kapala, lasso, and severed head, his principal hands crossed at the heart holding a vajra and ghanta, wearing a bone apron and a garland of severed heads, the faces fierce each with three open eyes and disk-shaped earrings, crowned with a tiara of skulls and bone festoons
6 7/8 in. (17.4 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Chakrasamvara
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 18th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 296
- Price realised : USD 10,000
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
- Provenance : Ghigo Collection, London, acquired in London before 2000