Vajra Deity From a Mandala
This small bronze was once part of an assembly of deities composed of about 100 figures of varying size and importance, with the central one standing for supreme truth. Such an assembly, or mandala, was the visual counterpart of an elaborate mental exercise, a sequence of medi...
Sculpture
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28928
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sculpture
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stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Sotheby's, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1990, by purchase.
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| rightsUri |
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
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1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.2655_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.2655_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL9_54.2655_Fnt_BW.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/54.2655 |
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bronze
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