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尺寸：高28.3cm
年代：10世纪
质地：青铜
风格：尼泊尔
来源：拍卖会
成交：713,000元(2013.06); 98,500美元(2011.09)
参阅：北京瀚海 纽约佳士得
鉴赏：
A bronze figure of Vajrapani
Nepal, circa 10th Century
Standing with his hips slightly askance with his right hand in varadamurda and the left holding a vajra, clad in a short dhoti secured with a pendant sash and adorned with the sacred thread and various jewelry, the face with heavy-lidded eyes flanked by foliate earrings and surmounted by a tripartite tiara, backed by a flaming aureole
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) high

Provenance
Private Collection, London, before 1985

Lot Essay
Images of deities in this standardized posture are prevalent throughout Nepal (compare with lot 346). However, in this present example, Vajrpani is represented in place of Avalokiteshvara. What makes this piece unusual is that in place of the standard round base found on many other examples, this figure rests on a rectangular base with a dedication inscription.