A SMALL GILT-BRONZE STELE OF VAJRADHARA MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG

supported by a double-lotus pedestal, the deity seated on a lotus pedestal before a petal-form mandorla, wearing extravagant jewellery and wheel-shaped earrings, his hands crossed in prajnalinganabhinaya mudra clasping a vajra and ghanta, backed by a leaf-form aureole and further enclosed by a petal-form mandorla, the back incised with the name of the deity Da chi jingang ('Vajradhara'), repeated in Manchu, Mongolian and Tibetan, all above a six-character reign mark, the base inscribed with the characters huang yi, wood stand

Apart from some typical wear, dents, and tarnishing to the surface, the overall condition is very good.
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