/internal/media/dispatcher/766007/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailVajrabhairava with consort Vajravetali17th centuryHeight x width: 55.2 × 43.2 × 22.9 cm (21 3/4 × 17 × 9 in.)Copper and brass, partially silvered and gilt, with pigment and inlaid semi-precious gemsWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection21.21680Multi-armed, multi-legged, and multi-headed Vajrabhairava stands in sexual embrace with his consort. Vajrabhairava stands in a striding stance; his consorts legs are wrapped around his waist. The god's primary face is that of a buffalo. He wears a garland of severed heads and an elephant skin and holds attributes in every hand. He stands on the prostrate bodies of Hindu deities and animals.Sculpture55.245110490222.86004572011638201