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A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRAYOGINI A BRONZE FIGURE OF YELLOW JAMBHALA
TIBET, 14TH CENTURY NEPAL, 12TH CENTURY

Standing on two human fgures over a double lotus base with Seated on a round pedestal, holding a conch or mongoose in his left
beaded rim, her left hand raised and holding a kapala, her right hand hand, his right holding a fruit, adorned with jewelry and crowned
wielding a curved knife, a bone apron around her waist, adorned in with a tiara
beaded jewelry and a garland of severed heads over her shoulders, her 2√ in. (7.5 cm.) high
upturned face surmounted by a jewel and skull crown, the verso of
the base incised with foral motif and inscription $4,000-6,000
5ƒ in. (13.5 cm.) high
PROVENANCE:
$30,000-50,000
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
PROVENANCE:
PUBLISHED:
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24021
PUBLISHED:

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24020

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