A gilt-bronze of Mahacakra Vajrapani

Description:

Mongolia or Tibet, late 18th cent.
H. 12,4 cm
Vajrapani with three heads and six hands, e the upper right hand brandishing a vajra sceptre, clad in a loincloth of tiger skin. He embraces his consort, who is holding a skull bowl and a cleaver. The couple step on two sacrifices, representing ego and ignorance, sealed.
Important South German private collection collected between 1956 and 2004, coll. no. 105, according to handwritten note on the collection card acquired at Aico - Minim. traces of age, attributes partly lost