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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE
OF RAKTAYAMARI
Tibet, circa 17th century
Embracing his consort, holding a staff and skull-cup
and standing on a circular lotus platform, wearing
a garland of skulls and severed heads, the jewelry
inset with turquoise.
5 in. (12.7 cm) high
$10,000 - 15,000
西藏 約十七世紀 銅鎏金紅閻摩敵像
Raktayamari, like his close associate Vajrabhairava,
is a form of Manjusri evoked to conquer Yama,
the Lord of Death. This form is unusual that it does
not show the prostrate bull (yama) and the single
row of lotus petals may suggest that this was a
side-element from a larger shrine.
Referenced
HAR - himalayanart.org/items/61464
Provenance
Private European Collection
Acquired between 1968-72

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