A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRADHARA TIBET, 14TH CENTURY

seated in vajraparyankasana on a double-lotus throne, holding a ghanta in the left hand and a vajra in the right, wearing the six bone ornaments and the bodhisattva jewelry adorned with semi-precious stones, with long plaits cascading down the shoulders and the hair piled high into a jatamukata surmounted with a vajra-tipped finial

Private Collection, Naples, Florida.

Accretion and wear overall, consistent with age. Some losses and later replacements to original inlaid stones. Slight bending and possible minor casting flaw to the crown element. Original baseplate not intact.
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