Tantric Deities Hevajra and Nairatmya in Ritual Embrace (Yab-Yum)

Nepal Kathmandu Valley

Himalayanbronzemetal

Date

c. 1600

Medium

Gilt bronze with pigments

Dimensions

50.2 × 33 × 17.9 cm (19 3/4 × 13 × 7 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of the Alsdorf Foundation

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