Vajrakumara/Vajrakila (Tibetan: Dorje Phurpa)

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Vajrakumara/Vajrakila (Tibetan: Dorje Phurpa)

Tibet, circa 13th-14th century
Sculpture
Brass with traces of paint
13 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (33.97 x 26.03 x 11.74 cm)
From the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase (M.70.1.6)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Fisher, Robert E. Mystics and Mandalas: Bronzes and Paintings of Tibet and Nepal. Redlands, CA:  University of Redlands, 1974.
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  • Fisher, Robert E. Mystics and Mandalas: Bronzes and Paintings of Tibet and Nepal. Redlands, CA:  University of Redlands, 1974.
  • Beguin, Gilles. Dieux et Demons de l'Himalaya: Art du Bouddhisme Lamaique.  Paris: Grand Palais, 1977.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya.  Art of Tibet.  Los Angeles; Berkeley, CA:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1983.
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  • Fisher, Robert E.  Art of Tibet.  London:  Thames and Hudson, 1997.
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