A BRONZE FIGURE OF VAJRASATTVA

Description:

Tibet, ca. 17th cent.
H. 14,4 cm
Seated in vajrasana on a lotus base with both hands holding stems of lotuses flowering along his upper arms supporting the vajra and ghanta, wearing dhoti, scarf floating around his shoulders, bejewelled, his face displaying a serene expression with downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, raised urna at his forehead and his hairdo combed in a chignon secured with a tiara, unsealed
Old Southern German private collection, assembled according to the present owners since 1966 till 2007 - Slightly chipped, traces of age