STATUETTE DE VAJRABHAIRAVA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉ TIBET, XVIIE/XVIIIE SIÈCLESTATUETTE DE VAJRABHAIRAVA EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉTIBET, XVIIE/XVIIIE SIÈCLEHimalayan Art Resources item no. 205238 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) highA GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVATIBET, 17TH/18TH CENTURY西藏 十七/十八世紀 銅鎏金大威德金剛像Depicted with the face of a bull while wielding a skull club (kapala danda) is Yamantaka Vajrabhairava, the wrathful form of Manjushri, whose name alludes to his triumph over the personification of death (Yama). He stands before a flaming halo on an open architectural platform and lotus, with outstretched arms that would have embraced his separately cast consort, Vajravarahi. Compare with a slightly larger and complete composition sold Bonhams, Paris, October 4, 2022, lot 47.