Figure of Vajrapani (Figure of Vajrapāṇi)

Sculpted slab in limestone ('Palnad marble') carved with the Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi standing in tribhanga pose ("three bends") with his right hand raised in abhaya mudra (gesture of banishing fear); a vajra (thunderbolt) can be seen next to his oval halo; the Bodhisattva is wearing jewellery and a crown.

Kind

artefact

Date

700–750 CE

Place

Amarāvatī (16.5700, 80.3600)