Buddha Vajrasattva – The “Adamantine Being”
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ABS 249
Code: ABS 249
Country: Central Asia
Style: Kashmir style in central Asia
Date: 900 - 1000
Dimensions in cm WxHxD: 7.6 x 14 x 5
Materials: Gilt silver alloy
This image was allegedly found in China in the greater Dunhuang region. However, the style is clearly more closely related to the arts of Kashmir than those of Central Asia or China. Vajrasattva is depicted in the noble attitude (sattvaparya kåsana). He holds the diamond sceptre (vajra) and the prayer-bell (ghanta).
The piece is featured in this book This book is available at the museum's library Bock, Etienne; Falcombello, Jean-Marc; Jenny Magali, 2022. Trésors du Tibet. Sur les pas de Milarépa. Paris: Flammarion. p. 84
This book is available at the museum's library von Schroeder, Ulrich, 2010. Buddhist Sculptures of the Alain Bordier Foundation. Hong Kong: Visual Dharma Publications, Ltd.. Pp. 14–15; plate 4A