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Figure of Samvara and Vajravarahi

  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia Tibet (place of creation)
    Date
    12th century (1101 - 1200)
    Material and technique
    stone, possibly kaolinite
    Dimensions
    11.5 x 6.9 x 3.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    Technique index
    formed carved,
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Bequeathed by Douglas and Mary Barrett, 2013.
    Accession no.
    EA2013.77
  • Further reading

    Heller, Amy, Early Himalayan Art (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2008), no. 48 on pp. 140-141, pp. 28 & 154, illus. p. 141

Location

    • First floor | Room 32 | India from 600

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