STATUETTE OF VAJRADHARA IN GOLDEN BRONZE
NEPAL, XVI-XVII CENTURY
He is represented sitting in vajrasana on a lotiform pedestal. His two hands hold the vajra and the ghanta. He is dressed in a dhoti and adorned with jewels encrusted with semi-precious stones; resealed.
Height: 17 cm. (6 in.)
Details
- Title : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 16TH/17TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 282
- Post Lot Text : A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA NEPAL, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 7,500
- Estimate : EUR 6,000 - EUR 8,000
- Provenance : Private collection, The Netherlands, acquired in 1989