STATUETTE DE VAJRAVARAHI EN ALLIAGE DE CUIVRE DORÉNÉPAL, DATÉ 1786Inscribed around the rim and back of the base, translated, 'In the (Nepal samvat) year 906 (1786 CE) .....(this image of) Sri 3 Vajra Varahi was made by (the eldest) Jamaman Sing and all of the family.'Himalayan Art Resources item no. 489117.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) highProvenance: A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAJRAVARAHINEPAL, DATED 1786尼泊爾 1786年 銅鎏金金剛亥母像Provenance:With Claude de Marteau, Brussels, by 1970sEncircled by a pierced flaming mandorla with an inner ring of skulls andvajras, the lithe dakini dances on a probe figure set on a triangular platform and round lotus base. She is adorned with a garland of severed heads and holds the power attributes of the curved knife and skull bowl.Compare with a figure of Vajrayogini dated 1880 (von Schroeder,Indo-Tibetan Bronzes, p. 390, no. 107B) that shares the same proportions and treatment of the beaded jewelry.