Vajravidarana - Yongle Bronze
Antique early Ming dynasty Sino-Tibetan bronze
image of Vajravidarana with Yongle (1403-1425 AD) mark and of the period.
Seated on a double lotus throne in and holding a bell in her lowered left
hand and a crossed vajra in her right and held close to her heart. Her face
is placid with a distinct third eye. Her mouth is slightly downturned and
wrathful with distinct bared teeth. She is the Tibetan form of the Indian
goddess, Sita. Vajravidarana is a purification diety.
21.2cm, 1407
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