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NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in lalitasana over a blanket atop a double-lotus base with her left hand in vitarkamudra and her right hand in varadamudra, both shoulders flanked by blossoming lotuses, dressed in a dhoti incised with a patterned band and adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with gentle smile and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in a conical chignon
4 1/3 in. (11 cm.) high
NEPAL, 17TH CENTURY
Seated in lalitasana over a blanket atop a double-lotus base with her left hand in vitarkamudra and her right hand in varadamudra, both shoulders flanked by blossoming lotuses, dressed in a dhoti incised with a patterned band and adorned with various jewelry inset with hardstones, the face with gentle smile and downcast eyes centered by a raised urna and surmounted by a foliate tiara, the hair in a conical chignon
4 1/3 in. (11 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24034