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| Keywords: Javanese - Vajra Deity From a Mandala - Walters 542655.jpg This small bronze was once part of an assembly of deities composed of about 100 figures of varying size and importance with the central one standing for supreme truth Such an assembly or mandala was the visual counterpart of an elaborate mental exercise a sequence of meditations or trances leading to an enlightened state of mind The figure belongs to a group of four that surrounded a Buddha The lotus supported by his left hand holds a vajra-a cudgel that stands for ultimate wisdom century 10 bronze cm 9 4 4 5 accession number 54 2655 28928 Sotheby's New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1990 by purchase Museum purchase 1990 place of origin Nganjuk Indonesia Walters Art Museum license Southeast Asian art in the Walters Art Museum Sculptures from Java Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
