Vajravarahi, ca. 17th century, Tibet, Gilt-copper alloy inlaid with semiprecious stones, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11

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Vajravarahi, ca. 17th century, Tibet, Gilt-copper alloy inlaid with semiprecious stones, H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. ( cm); D. 3 5/8 in. ( cm); Wt. 2 lbs (.9 kg), Sculpture, Vajravarahi, a major deity in the Vajrayana tradition, witnesses the merging of Hindu iconography in the expanded Buddhist pantheon. This wrathful goddess has evolved from Varahi, one of the fearsome seven mother goddess of Hinduism, the Matrikas

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