Vajrabhairava
The image depicts a Vajrabhairava sculpture; it is an arched stone relief with a black and gold patina. The figure sits cross-legged with one leg on top of the other; the figure has horns, and a crown. The figure wears a necklace and holds an object in each hand; the left hand rests on the knee and the right hand holding object closer to the chest. The figure sits on a patterned base; a row of figures is carved on the arch. The background of the image fades from dark to light gray.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 15th century
- Medium
- Black stone with traces of polychromy
- Culture
- Tibet
- Dimensions
- 468 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
You May Also Like
Mahakala Seated in Royal Ease
Stele with Sadaksari-Lokesvara
Votive Tablet with Buddhist Triad
Mahakala Panjaranatha (Protector of the Tent)
Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara Padmapani
Twenty-One Emanations of the Goddess Tara
Brhaspati (The Personification of the Planet Jupiter)
Bodhisattva of Compassion as Lokeshvara the Sky Flyer (Khasarpana)
Manasa, the Snake Goddess
Seated Buddha, probably Shakyamuni (Shijiamouni)
Vishvarupa Vishnu
Gaja Lakshmi, Goddess of Fortune
Seated Buddha Flanked by Two Bodhisattvas
Seated Ganesha
Dharmapala Standing on a Lion
Stele with Durga Figure
Buddha Triad
Vishnu Riding on Garuda
The Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasura Mardini)
Twelve-Armed Chakrasamvara and His Consort Vajravarahi
Six-Armed Mahakala
Stele with Padmapani
Seated Multi-Armed Tara (The Buddhist Savioress)
Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha
