Vajrasattva and Vajrasatvamika: A Buddhist icon of the Royal Court of Guge

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Figure 9: Vajrasattva and Vajrasamvatika
leaded brass with silver and copper inlay, cold gold and pigments
Kashmir, ca. 1000 AD.
height 17 cm

Collection of Potala palace, as per Buddhist Sculpture in Tibet, fig 41
photography courtesy of U. von Schroeder