A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA

A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA
A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA
NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY
well cast with twelve-armed Chakrasamvara standing in Alidhasana and trampling on the prostrate Kalaratri and Bhairava, his hands holding various ritual implements, he consorts Vajravarahi with the right leg raised, the left hand holding a kapala and the right hand holding a Kartrika, both deities adorned in garlands of severed heads and crowns, fixed base
Quantity: 2
16.2 cm, 6 3/8  in.

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  • Title : A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA
  • Year : 16TH CENTURY
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Gilt - Copper Alloy
  • Accession No : LOT 275
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Collection : Sotheby’s
  • Status : ST GEORGE STREET SALE: ASIAN ART, 17 MAY 2019 | 10:00 AM BST LONDON
  • ESTIMATE : 5,000 — 7,000 GBP

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