Unknown Tibetan
Vajradhara

Vajradhara

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Vajradhara
Artist
CultureTibetan
Titles
  • Vajradhara
  • Vajradhara (Bearer of the Thunderbolt)
Date15th - 16th century
PlaceTibet
MediumGilt bronze with turquoise
Dimensions15 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 6 3/4 in. (38.7 × 26.7 × 17.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2410
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's London, October 11, 1991, lot 528] [2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1991-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[2]Glassell Inventory, described on 11/19/91.

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