Description: Bodhisattva Vajrapani. Tibet / China. Old bronze sculpture. Height 16.5 cm (6.5"). Weight: 926 g. From German private collection. The raised right hand of the wrathful Buddhist Bodhisattva holding a vajra, his left hand showing the karana mudra and holding a lasso. Standing in powerful alidha-asana on a lotus pedestal. Wrathful facial expression and flaming hair. Wearing snake jewelry and a skin of a tiger. Flaming aureole removable. Slight signs of age.