A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

well cast with twelve-armed Chakrasamvara standing in alidhasana and trampling on the prostrate Kalaratri and Bhairava on the pendent lotus pedestal, Chakrasamvara depicted holding various prescribed ritual implements in the hands and engaging in union with his prajna Vajravarahi, both deities adorned in garlands of severed heads and crowns, the primary head of Chakrasamvara with a vishvavajra

As visible in the catalogue photo, five of the attributes in the hands are missing. There is general oxidisation, minute bruises and cracks and general surface wear to the body. As visible in the catalogue photo, there is a crack in the base. This crack is consolidated from inside the base. The base plate is missing.
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