Metal gilt

Nepal , 15th-16th

Dimensions: Height 22 cm Wide 15 cm Depth 3 cm without base

Weight: 503 grams with base

Varahi is one of the Mother Goddesses and can be identified by a sow's head or snout.

This metal work shows her seated cross-legged on a prostrate bull, her vehicle, on a lotus base with beaded rim.

Varahi has four arms, two are raised holding her attributes, while two are in front of her chest holding a skull cup.

She is adorned with lots of jewellery, a karanda mukuta on her head.

The goddess is surrounded by a three-banded aureole in a gate-shape.