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Chakrasamvara with Consort
OriginTibet
Date15th century
Dimensions8 3/4 × 5 3/4 × 3 1/4 in.
MediumMetal alloy with semi-precious stones
Classification(s)
Credit LineRubin Museum of Art
Object numberC2003.2.2
Himalayan Art Resources Number65180
Project Himalayan Arthttps://projecthimalayanart.rubinmuseum.org/exhibition/symbols-and-meanings/tantric-deities/chakrasamvara-with-consort-vajravarahi__trashed-2/
DescriptionChakrasamvara is a tantric deity very prominent in the Sakya and other Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Depicted here in union with his consort Vajravarahi, he holds a vajra in his right hand and a bell in his left hand. Vajravarahi holds a curved knife in her right hand and a skull cup in her right. The sculpture shows the couple in a dynamic stance surrounded by a flaming body halo. The back of the pedestal has a faint inscription with mantras15th century
15th century
late 19th century
Dated by inscription,1463
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