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# 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)

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