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Property From the Estate of Alexis Gregory

A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Vajrapani, Tibet, circa 15th Century

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September 20, 05:33 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

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Property From the Estate of Alexis Gregory

A Gilt Copper Alloy Figure of Vajrapani

Tibet, circa 15th Century

Height 6 1/4 in. (16.5 cm)


the bodhisattva standing on a lotus pedestal, clothed in an patterned dhoti, holding the stems of lotus flowers, with the blossom over the left shoulder supporting a vajra, wearing elaborate jewelry and crown

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13783.

Private Collection since the 1980s, by repute, and thence by descent.