Vajrabhairava and Vajravetali

18th century

69.5 cm 128 cm 2.5 cm

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The Buddhist meditational deity Vajrabhairava, conqueror of death, embraces his female partner, Vajravetali. Trampling birds, animals, and Hindu gods that personify the worldly attachments and delusions that one must overcome on the path to enlightenment, he breaks down barrie...

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Purchased by Walter Hauser [1], Charlottesville, Virginia, 1964-65; given to Walters Art Museum, 2016.[1] Purchased from an unknown dealer or bazaar shop in Kalimpong or Darjeeling in West Bengal
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