A SMALL AND FINE BUFFALO HORN STELE OF VAJRAPANI Sino-Tibetan, 19^th century. Vajrapani, “holder of the thunderbolt” is lively displayed in typical wrathful iconography, holding his eponymous vajra upright in his right and snake in his left hand. Standing in pratyalidhasana, with the skull-crown and snakes for jewelry. Vajrapani is depicted as a terrifying guardian able to subdue the most dangerous of creatures. Framed by a flaming mandorla with small perforations to the sides.

Condition: Good condition with expected surface wear, some minor notches and scratches.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 100 g
Dimensions: Height 8.4cm, Width 5.5 cm