A Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Figure of Vajrabhairava and Vajravetali

Lot Details & Additional Photographs

18th century, two part cast figure of Vajrabhairava embracing his consort, with red pigment to his hair topped by multiple skulls and tiered heads, a multitude of arms reach to the sides holding various attributes, the couple stands atop a layer of gods and animals, he wears an elephant skin on his back, raised on a beaded edge lotus blossom base, the underside is sealed.

7 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.

From a Private Collector, Davie County, North Carolina

James R. Lawson PTY LTD, Sydney, April 28, 1999, Lot 310
Josef Neumann Collection

For similar bronzes of Vajrabhairava and Vajravetali from the 18th century sold at auction see: Sotheby's, Paris, December 9, 2021 and Lot 133, and Sotheby's, Paris, December 10, 2019, Lot 151.

Very good overall condition; some minor rubbing and loss to surface gilt and pigments.