A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF CHAKRASAMVARA NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY

the deity and consort stepping in dual alidhasana, Chakrasamvara with four faces and twelve arms holding various ritual implements including a ghanta, damaru, kartrika, pasha and kapala, the consort Vajravarahi with the right leg raised, the left hand holding a kapala and the right hand holding a kartrika, both decked in ornamental jewellery and standing fiercely atop crushed and supine figures, all on a lotus base, the sealed base plate incised with double vajra

The figure is in overall good condition. There are a few typical losses, including a section of the left forearm of one of the two daemons on the base and one of the two flaps flanking to the crown on top of its head that have chipped off (showing on the illustration in the catalogue). There is a minute dent to the tip end of the consort's right foot toes (to the back of the main divinity), and some expected wear to the gilding in areas. The base is sealed.
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