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Bronze Vajrapani standing on a tiered lotus base

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dc.contributor.authorSotheby's
dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham
dc.coverage.spatialIndia (Jammu and Kashmir)
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-15T00:45:17Z
dc.date.available2019-10-15T00:45:17Z
dc.date.created1974
dc.date.updated2019-10-15T00:45:17Z
dc.descriptionHolding the vajra in his right hand to his chest, his left arm pendant, wearing a flowing scarf and jewelled ornaments, the eyes with silver inlay, his lips with traces of copper. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm.), 10th/11th century.
dc.format.extent35mm
dc.format.mediummounted transparency
dc.format.mediumcolour
dc.format.mimetypeimage/tiff
dc.identifierANUA 682-1129
dc.identifier.otherIM-250(2)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/176124
dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.provenanceDigitised by the Australian National University in 2019
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBasham Collection
dc.rights.licenseThis item is provided for research purposes. Contact the Australian National University Archives at butlin.archives@anu.edu.au for permission to use.
dc.subjectKashmir-- Kashmir - Sculpture (Bronze)
dc.subjectcopper/bronze
dc.subjectbook scan
dc.titleBronze Vajrapani standing on a tiered lotus base
dc.typeImage
dspace.entity.typeANUArchivesItem
local.description.notesSource: Sotheby's Catalogue of Indian, Nepalese, Tibetan and South-East Asian Art, for sale on 8 July 1974, item 32

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