Sri Cakrasamvara and Vajravarahi

Details

  • Title : Sri Cakrasamvara and Vajravarahi
  • Year : 16th-17th century
  • Classification : Sculpture
  • Medium : Copper, gilt, jewel inlay
  • Dimension : H x W x D (overall): 16.1 x 14.1 x 6.7 cm (6 5/16 x 5 9/16 x 2 5/8 in)
  • Accession No : F1924.10
  • Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
  • Culture : Buddhism
  • Collection : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Credit Line : Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
  • Status : Currently not on view
  • PREVIOUS OWNER(S) : Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy 1877 - 1947
  • PROVENANCE : To 1924 Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston to 1924 [1] *From 1924 Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston in 1924 [2]
  • PUBLISHED REFERENCES : Ulrich von Schroeder. Indo-Tibetan Bronzes. Hong Kong. pls. 66c, 100d-e. *Pratapaditya Pal. The Arts of Nepal. Handbuch der Orientalistik 2 vols., Leiden. pp. 157-158, pl. 283. *Dr. Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. Indian Images with Many Arms. vol. 22, no. 118 London, January 1913. pp. 190, 195, pl. 2c.