Many-armed, blue-skinned deity locked in embrace with orange-skinned deity holds animal pelt behind back

The Buddhist Deities Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi

Location
Tibet (by a Newar artist)

Date
ca. 15th century

Material
mineral pigments and traces of gold on cotton cloth

Dimensions
54 x 45 in. (137.16 x 114.3 cm)

Collection
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, from the Nasli and Alice Heeramaneck Collection, Museum Associates Purchase; M.70.1.3

Photo Credit
photograph © Museum Associates/LACMA, www.lacma.org

Link
https://collections.lacma.org/node/236864

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