Seated on a double-lotus base and holding the vajra to his chest and theghanta in his lap, wearing a striped dhoti incised with foliate and chakrapatterns and inlaid with copper and silver with one fold hanging elegantly over the edge of the base, adorned with various necklaces inlaid with hardstones, the face with downcast expression surmounted by a tall jewelled tiara and backed by a flaming nimbus 1½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Details
- Title : A silver- and copper-inlaid gilt bronze figure of Vajrasattva
- Classification : Sculpture
- Medium : Silver- and Copper-Inlaid Gilt Bronze
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 20TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 94
- Price realised : USD 3,750
- Estimate : USD 6,000 - USD 8,000
- Provenance : Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1967