Item: Vajrapani (Bodhisattva & Buddhist Deity)

Vajrapani. Western Tibet or Kashmir, bronze, 11th/12th century, auriel cast seperately from sculpture, top of auriel adorned with small figure of the Akshobhya Buddha(?), bronze. approx 7 1/2"/ 19cm. Compare: Pratapaditya Pal : The Art of Tibet, object 43 (Avalokitesvara) , page 88, Asia Society, 1969.