A BRONZE ‘MAKARA HEAD’ VAJRA, KHMER EMPIRE, 12TH CENTURY
拍卖行: Galerie Zacke
拍品描述
A BRONZE ‘MAKARA HEAD’ VAJRA, KHMER EMPIRE, 12TH CENTURY Finely cast, the four-pronged vajra centered by a compressed globular knop flanked by molded collars, from which four arched prongs emerge from the open jaws of makara heads at either end, enclosing a central tapering square-section rod. The prongs terminate in sharply pointed vajra tips, while the makara heads are boldly modeled with curling snouts and scrolling details. Dimensions: Length 15.1 cm Literature comparison: Compare a closely related copper alloy vajra, Cambodia, dated to the 11th-12th century, 14.6 cm long, in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number M.91.232.5. Compare a closely related bronze vajra, Cambodia, dated to the 12th century, 15 cm long, in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University, accession number EA1997.238.
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