An antique, 19th Century or earlier depicting, within a vivd red elongated nimbus, the green bodied goddess Vajravarahi, the 'Diamond Sow' - her identifying attribute, the sow's head protruding from behind her 3 pointed diadem. Vajravarahi is an important deity for tantric initiation, especially for new initiates. She is found to have interceded in the lives of the 84 Mahasiddhas than any other deity. Some of the notable figures in the history of the teachings are said to have received direct transmissions from the goddess herself. She dances on her throne dresse in a leopard-skin dhoti, brandishing a chopper and a skull cup, a ribbon-bound trisula under her arm, while gazing intently at the viewer.
8.8 x 10.6cm