A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA

TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
Seated in lalitasana over a double-lotus base with her left hand in vitarkamudra and her right hand in varadamudra, a lotus blossoming at her right shoulder, clad in a dhoti and adorned with beaded jewelry and pendant earrings, the face with downcast eyes surmounted by a tiara
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Literature
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24047

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