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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Vajravarahi
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Vajravarahi

Maker Tibetan
Date13th Century
Made/manufacturedTibet
MediumBronze with gemstones and polychrome
Dimensions13 1/8 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (33.3 x 18.4 x 6.4 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Michael and Donna Singer
Object number2005.39
Collections
DescriptionA female deity of Tibetan Buddhism standing in a dancing posture, holding a curved knife in her right hand and a staff decorated with skulls in her left hand.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Manuscript Cover
Tibetan
12th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Islandia, Goddess of the Healing Waters
Audrey Flack
1988
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Male Ancestral Figure
Beembe Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Chorten Reliquary
Tibetan
13th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Painting of a Buddhist goddess
Mayumi Oda 小田檀
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
The Goddess Xiwangmu
Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th-19th century
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Dance Wand (oshe Shango)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Portable Buddhist Shrine (votive plaque, tsha-tsha)
Tibetan
c. 15th century
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Seated Buddha
Gandharan
4th-5th Century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Pair of Ogboni Society Figures (edan ogboni)
Yoruba Artist
mid 20th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
8. Ceremonial – Quezaltenango
Carlos Mérida
1951
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The Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) 青銅鎏金西王母像
Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 17th century

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