A TIBETAN BRONZE SCULPTURE OF DORJE DROLO
A TIBETAN BRONZE SCULPTURE OF DORJE DROLO
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Dorje Drolo wears flowing robes and a garland of severed heads, with a crown upon his flaming hair, he brandishes a vajra and a phurba and is surrounded by a halo of fire containing a miniature scorpion and a garuda, he sits upon a growling tigress who rests above two prostrate figures and a lotus base, 466g, 15.1cm.
Provenance: from an English collection since 2003.
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A TIBETAN BRONZE SCULPTURE OF DORJE DROLO
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Dorje Drolo wears flowing robes and a garland of severed heads, with a crown upon his flaming hair, he brandishes a vajra and a phurba and is surrounded by a halo of fire containing a miniature scorpion and a garuda, he sits upon a growling tigress who rests above two prostrate figures and a lotus base, 466g, 15.1cm.
Provenance: from an English collection since 2003.