Vajravarahi (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

16th century
Nepalese
bronze
Overall (assembled): 9 9/16 × 5 3/4 in. (24.29 × 14.61 cm)
Other (a): 8 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (21.27 × 13.02 cm)
Other (b): 8 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (21.59 × 14.61 cm)
99.152a-b
Not on view
Gift of Mary Shepherd Slusser
By November 1967, Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser [1918 – 2017]; [1] gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), accessioned into VMFA collection in December 1999. [2]

[1] Object corresponds to #456 in Slusser's accessions notebook, purchased from "Babu Kazi” in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on November 24, 1967.

[2] Accessioned December 16, 1999. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

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