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A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAVARAHI Effortlessly balanced on one foot, Vajravarahi dances, holding
TIBET, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY the kapala in her left hand and a vajra-sealed, curved flaying knife
Himalayan Art Resources item no.61535 (Kartika) in her right hand, symbolizing the termination of deception
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm) high and ego. As the feminine wrathful manifestation of divine wisdom and
omniscience, she has three eyes representing knowledge of the past,
present, and future.
$30,000 - 50,000

The placement of the wheel of dharma on Vajravarahi’s headdress is a
西藏 約十三世紀 金剛亥母銅像 rarely seen element. Another example with this distinctive iconography
was sold by Sotheby’s, New York, 21 September 1985, lot 114, and a
further comparable sold at Christie’s, Amsterdam, 2 November 1999,
lot 78.

Provenance
Private Asian Collection

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