A rare silver- and copper-inlaid bronze figure of Samvara
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
A rare silver- and copper-inlaid bronze figure of Samvara Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century Striding in alidhasana over two prostrate figures on a double-lotus base, holding a vajra and ghanta crossed against his chest in his primary hands and a multitude of implements including an elephant skin in his other hands, dressed in a short dhoti incised with a star pattern, adorned with a garland of severed heads and a necklace inlaid with copper and silver, the primary face with copper-inlaid lips and eyes and silver-inlaid fangs, the hair pulled into a high chignon and topped with a finial, the base sealed with a double- vajra 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
A rare silver- and copper-inlaid bronze figure of Samvara
NORTHEASTERN INDIA, PALA PERIOD, 12TH CENTURY
A rare silver- and copper-inlaid bronze figure of Samvara Northeastern India, Pala period, 12th century Striding in alidhasana over two prostrate figures on a double-lotus base, holding a vajra and ghanta crossed against his chest in his primary hands and a multitude of implements including an elephant skin in his other hands, dressed in a short dhoti incised with a star pattern, adorned with a garland of severed heads and a necklace inlaid with copper and silver, the primary face with copper-inlaid lips and eyes and silver-inlaid fangs, the hair pulled into a high chignon and topped with a finial, the base sealed with a double- vajra 5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
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