A GILT-COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA NEPAL, 16TH CENTURY |

well cast with twelve-armed Chakrasamvara standing in alidhasana and trampling on the prostrate Kalaratri and Bhairava, his hands holding various ritual implements, he consort Vajravarahi with the right leg raised, the left hand holding a kapala and the right hand holding a kartrika, both deities adorned in garlands of severed heads and crowns, fixed base

The figure is in good condition with the exception of loss to two of the hand held attributes, rubbing, scratches and loss to the majority of the gilded decoration and loss of the original stand.
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