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A LARGE BRONZE VAJRA, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY
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12月16日 晚上6点 开拍 /5天4小时
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A LARGE BRONZE VAJRA, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY

Boldly cast, the sharp, claw-shaped four-pronged vajra has a bulbous central section flanked by two further globular knobs, issuing the prongs from makara heads, with the central sphere terminating in a rounded finial.

Weight: 821 g
Dimensions: Length 27 cm

Provenance: English trade. Acquired from a local estate sale.
Condition: Fair condition, commensurate with age. Expected ancient wear, encrustations, casting irregularities, some warping due to heat damage possibly originating from a temple fire, obvious losses to one end of the central sphere, small nicks and chips. A dark, naturally grown patina.

Symbolizing the energy associated with enlightenment, the vajra is often described as a bolt of lightning with the indestructible, luminescent quality of a diamond. Vajras like these examples are used in Esoteric Buddhist rituals in conjunction with mantras and hand gestures. On each end, the four prongs, representing the cardinal directions, surround a central spike marking the cosmic axis.

Museum comparison:
Compare a closely related Indonesian bronze vajra, Java, dated to ca. 10th century, 13.5 cm (long), in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 1987.142.297. Compare a closely related Indonesian bronze vajra, Java, dated to 8th-9th century, 17 cm (long), in the Wereld Museum Rotterdam, inventory number RV-1403-2443. Compare a related Indonesian bronze vajra, dated to ca. 8th-9th century, in the Asian Art Museum San Francisco, object number 1990.5.2.

Auction comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2000, lot 191
Price: USD 12,925 or approx. EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Bronze Vajra, Indonesia, 9th/10th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, casting manner, sharp prongs, and size (27.3 cm).

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