A copper alloy figure of Vajrasattva, Kashmir, 10th / 11th century | 克什米爾 十 / 十一世紀 銅合金金剛薩埵坐像

Vajrasattva is identified by the diamond scepter (vajra) in his raised right hand. The popular deity is associated with purification rites in Tibetan Buddhist practice. For another closely related copper alloy sculpture, created by Kashmir schools in Kashmir / West Tibet, with the same treatment of the base, lotus throne, crown and mandorla, see a figure of Manjushri preserved in the Potala Palace, Lhasa, illustrated in Ulrich von Schroeder, Buddhist Sculptures in Tibet, vol II, Hong Kong, 2001, pl. 50E.