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Seated Deity Holding a Double Vajra

last quarter of the 10th–first half of the 11th century
Not on view
This bronze sculpture is from Nganjuk, on the Indonesian island of Java, and dates to the Eastern Javanese period, from the last quarter of the tenth through the first half of the eleventh century. It is part of a large group that forms a Vajradhatu mandala.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Seated Deity Holding a Double Vajra
  • Period: Eastern Javanese period
  • Date: last quarter of the 10th–first half of the 11th century
  • Culture: Indonesia (Java, Ngandjuk)
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987
  • Object Number: 1987.142.6
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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