Renaissance · Art Institute of Chicago · 137222
Tantric Deities Hevajra and Nairatmya in Ritual Embrace (Yab-Yum)
Nepal Kathmandu Valley, c. 1600
Art Institute of Chicago · Gift of the Alsdorf Foundation · Public domain
- Artist
- Nepal Kathmandu Valley
- Date
- c. 1600
- Medium
- Gilt bronze with pigments
- Dimensions
- 50.2 × 33 × 17.9 cm (19 3/4 × 13 × 7 in.)
- Era
- Renaissance
Why it matters
Tantric Deities Hevajra and Nairatmya in Ritual Embrace (Yab-Yum), dated c. 1600, is catalogued by Art Institute of Chicago as a work in Gilt bronze with pigments. The museum attributes the work to Nepal Kathmandu Valley. The recorded dimensions are 50.2 × 33 × 17.9 cm (19 3/4 × 13 × 7 in.). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.