A gilt-bronze figure of Vajrabhairava
Nepal, 15th century
Striding in Alidhasana on the backs of a menagerie of animals supported by prostrate figures over a double-lotus base, holding a skull cup and vajra in his primary hands and a multitude of weapons in the others, adorned with the sacred thread and a garland of severed heads, the central face in the form of a bull with tongue-wagging, with eight human faces stacked on either side and above, the base sealed with a double-vajra
4 in. (10.2 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A gilt bronze figure of Vajrabhairava
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 15th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 112
- Price realised : USD 122,500
- Estimate : USD 25,000 - USD 35,000
- Provenance : Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, mid 1980s